Physicochemical and functional properties of pulp and pectin from agro-waste of three Cucurbitaceae species

Cucurbita pepo L., Citrullus lanatus T. and Cucumis melo L. belong to the family Cucurbitaceae and are cultivated for their seeds. The fruit pulp and peel are discarded as agro-waste after seed removal. This study evaluated the physicochemical and functional properties of the pulp and pectin extract...

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Main Authors: Fidelis M. Kpodo, Jonathan Jato, Clementina Naa Adjeley Adjei, Azi Walter, Jacob K. Agbenorhevi, Joyce Duah, Peter Nuro-Ameyaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Food Chemistry Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772753X23003519