Assessment of Drying Characteristics and Texture in Relation with Micromorphological Traits of Carob (Ceratonia silliqua L.) Pods and Seeds
Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is a perennial leguminous evergreen tree native to the coastal regions of the Mediterranean basin and is considered to be an important component of vegetation for economic and environmental reasons. Two constituents of the pod, pulp and seeds, can be used as feed or...
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| author | Maja Benković Siniša Srečec Ingrid Bauman Damir Ježek Sven Karlović Dario Kremer Ksenija Karlović Renata Erhatić |
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| description | Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is a perennial leguminous evergreen tree native to the coastal regions of the Mediterranean basin and is considered to be an important component of vegetation for economic and environmental reasons. Two constituents of the pod, pulp and seeds, can be used as feed or in food production. In this study, drying characteristics, texture and microstructure of carob pods were studied. Three different carob samples were prepared: whole carob pod, carob pod parts and carob seed. The drying experiments and the modelling showed that carob seeds had the highest drying rate, followed by pod parts and the whole, intact carob fruit. Texture studies showed that the maximum compression force depended on the area of the carob fruit on which compression tests were performed. The seeds showed the highest compression force, followed by the stem zone, the tip and the centre of the fruit. Differences in drying behaviour and texture of carob pods can successfully be interpreted by the micromorphology of the carob pods and seeds. Determining the drying rate, maximum compressive force and micromorphological traits is of great importance for further carob processing (e.g. milling, sieving, carob bean gum production or usage in food or feed products). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-696a6ce57c824b509e0edc2ee04672872024-04-15T13:58:43ZengUniversity of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and BiotechnologyFood Technology and Biotechnology1330-98621334-26062016-01-0154443244010.17113/ftb.54.04.16.4475Assessment of Drying Characteristics and Texture in Relation with Micromorphological Traits of Carob (Ceratonia silliqua L.) Pods and SeedsMaja Benković0Siniša Srečec1Ingrid Bauman2Damir Ježek3Sven Karlović4Dario Kremer5Ksenija Karlović6Renata Erhatić7University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Pierott ij eva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaKriževci College of Agriculture, M. Demerca 1, HR-48260 Križevci, CroatiaUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Pierott ij eva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Pierott ij eva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Pierott ij eva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Schrottova 39, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Svetošimunska 25, HR-10000 Zagreb, CroatiaKriževci College of Agriculture, M. Demerca 1, HR-48260 Križevci, CroatiaCarob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is a perennial leguminous evergreen tree native to the coastal regions of the Mediterranean basin and is considered to be an important component of vegetation for economic and environmental reasons. Two constituents of the pod, pulp and seeds, can be used as feed or in food production. In this study, drying characteristics, texture and microstructure of carob pods were studied. Three different carob samples were prepared: whole carob pod, carob pod parts and carob seed. The drying experiments and the modelling showed that carob seeds had the highest drying rate, followed by pod parts and the whole, intact carob fruit. Texture studies showed that the maximum compression force depended on the area of the carob fruit on which compression tests were performed. The seeds showed the highest compression force, followed by the stem zone, the tip and the centre of the fruit. Differences in drying behaviour and texture of carob pods can successfully be interpreted by the micromorphology of the carob pods and seeds. Determining the drying rate, maximum compressive force and micromorphological traits is of great importance for further carob processing (e.g. milling, sieving, carob bean gum production or usage in food or feed products).https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/250766carobdryingtexturemicromorphology |
| spellingShingle | Maja Benković Siniša Srečec Ingrid Bauman Damir Ježek Sven Karlović Dario Kremer Ksenija Karlović Renata Erhatić Assessment of Drying Characteristics and Texture in Relation with Micromorphological Traits of Carob (Ceratonia silliqua L.) Pods and Seeds Food Technology and Biotechnology carob drying texture micromorphology |
| title | Assessment of Drying Characteristics and Texture in Relation with Micromorphological Traits of Carob (Ceratonia silliqua L.) Pods and Seeds |
| title_full | Assessment of Drying Characteristics and Texture in Relation with Micromorphological Traits of Carob (Ceratonia silliqua L.) Pods and Seeds |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Drying Characteristics and Texture in Relation with Micromorphological Traits of Carob (Ceratonia silliqua L.) Pods and Seeds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Drying Characteristics and Texture in Relation with Micromorphological Traits of Carob (Ceratonia silliqua L.) Pods and Seeds |
| title_short | Assessment of Drying Characteristics and Texture in Relation with Micromorphological Traits of Carob (Ceratonia silliqua L.) Pods and Seeds |
| title_sort | assessment of drying characteristics and texture in relation with micromorphological traits of carob ceratonia silliqua l pods and seeds |
| topic | carob drying texture micromorphology |
| url | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/250766 |
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