Tamarind monograph.pdf - Crops for the Future
Tamarind monograph.pdf - Crops for the Future
Tamarind monograph.pdf - Crops for the Future
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Table 2.4 Proximate composition of dried pulp of tamarind fruit per 100<br />
g dry weight<br />
Constituent Percentage<br />
Moisture 15.00-30.00<br />
Proteins 2.00-9.10<br />
Fat/oil/lipid, crude 0.50-3.10<br />
Carbohydrates, total 56.70-82.60<br />
Fibre, crude 2.20-18.30<br />
Tartaric acid, total 8.00-18.00<br />
Reducing sugars 25.00-45.00<br />
Total ash 2.10-3.30<br />
Pectin 2.00-4.00<br />
Cellutosic residue 19.40<br />
Albuminoids 3.00-4.00<br />
Total available carbohydrates 41.77<br />
Alcohol insoluble sugars 22.70<br />
Water insoluble sugars 20.50<br />
Non-reducing sugars 16.52<br />
Total sugars 41.20-58.7<br />
Starch 5.70<br />
Tannin, (mg) 600.00<br />
Ascorbic acid, (mg) 3.00-9.00<br />
�-carotene equivalent (�g) 10.00-60.00<br />
Thiamine (mg) 0.18-0.22<br />
Roboflavin (mg) 0.07-0.09<br />
Niacin (mg) 0.60<br />
Source: Meillon (1974); Anon (1976); Duke (1981); Ishola et<br />
al. (1990); Parvez et al. (2003)<br />
Table 2.5 Chemical composition of sweet tamarind pulp from Thailand<br />
Cultivar Tartaric Acid Sugar Acid/Sugar Fibre<br />
(%) (%) Ratio (%)<br />
Sithong 3.18 41.07 1 : 13 1.44<br />
Piyai 2.01 47.19 1 : 23 1.97<br />
Praroj 2.70 43.09 1 : 16 0.88<br />
Srichompoo 2.39 42.52 1 : 18 1.96<br />
Kru-in 2.70 39.06 1 : 14 1.02<br />
Jaehom 44.68 47.71 1 : 16 1.33<br />
Pannanikom 2.34 47.71 1 : 20 1.10<br />
Source: Feungchan et al. (1996 e).<br />
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