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    <language>eng</language>
          <publisher>Enviro Research Publishers</publisher>
        <journalTitle>Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal</journalTitle>
          <issn>2347-467X</issn>
              <eissn>2322-0007</eissn>
        <publicationDate>2014-08-28</publicationDate>
    
        <volume>2</volume>
        <issue>2</issue>

 
    <startPage>106</startPage>
    <endPage>110</endPage>

 	 
      <doi>10.12944/CRNFSJ.2.2.08</doi>
        <publisherRecordId>791</publisherRecordId>
    <documentType>article</documentType>
    <title language="eng">Proximate Composition, Antinutrient Content and Functional Properties of Soursop Flour as Influenced by Oven and Freeze Drying Methods</title>

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      <author>
       <name>Terhemba Theophilus Iombor</name>

 
		
	<affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
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      <author>
       <name>Innocentia Ngozi Olaitan</name>


		
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      <author>
       <name>Rhoda Achetu Ede</name>

		
	<affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
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		<affiliationName affiliationId="1">Department of Home Science and Management, College of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, P. M. B. 2373, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria</affiliationName>
    

		
		
		
		
		
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    <abstract language="eng"><p>The effect of Oven and freeze drying methods on the proximate composition, anti-nutrient and selected physical attributes of soursop flours were determined using standard methods. The fruit pulp was frozen at -30 and freeze dried at -40 for 72hrs while oven drying was performed at 70 for 48hrs. Oven drying significantly (p≤0.05) lowered the fat (7.30±0.23%), moisture (12.40±0.29%) and carbohydrate (40.70±0.12%) content of soursop flour while freeze drying significantly (p≤0.05) lowered the protein (18.72±0.10%), fibre (12.30±0.23%), ash (6.30±0.17%) and energy (212.704±0.10%) content of the flour. The oven dried flour had higher phytate (0.03±0.10%) and oxalate (0.03±0.00%) content while the freeze dried flour had higher tannin (0.52±0.00%) content. The physical attributes of the flours however revealed that the freeze dried flour significantly (p≤0.05) had higher values for viscosity (32.50±0.29%), water absorption capacity (57.30±0.17%), swelling index (50.10±0.06%), solubility (22.30±0.17%), oil absorption capacity (24.60±0.23%) and emulsion capacity (24.60±0.23%) while the oven dried flour had higher values for bulk density (421.20±0.12%) and foam capacity (25.30±0.17%). Freeze dried soursop flour had better physical attributes, lower nutrient and anti-nutrient content.</p>
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    <fullTextUrl format="html">https://www.foodandnutritionjournal.org/volume2number2/proximate-composition-antinutrient-content-and-functional-properties-of-soursop-flour-as-influenced-by-oven-and-freeze-drying-methods/</fullTextUrl>



      <keywords language="eng">
        <keyword>Anti-nutrients</keyword>
      </keywords>

      <keywords language="eng">
        <keyword> soursop</keyword>
      </keywords>

      <keywords language="eng">
        <keyword> physical attributes</keyword>
      </keywords>

      <keywords language="eng">
        <keyword> proximate composition</keyword>
      </keywords>

      <keywords language="eng">
        <keyword> freeze drying
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      </keywords>

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