Title : ( Usage of Cantaloupe Seed Waste to Produce a Novel Beverage and its Nutritive Value )
Authors: homa baghaei , Fakhri Shahidi , Mohammad Javad Varidi , Mehdi Nassiri Mahallati ,
Full TextAbstract
A beverage from cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.) seeds was produced to make a waste product available for human consumption. In this study, a novel beverage was made. moisture, carbohydrate, fat, protein, ash, some minerals include sodium, potassium, phosphors, calcium, iron and copper analysis were conducted to determine the nutritional value of the beverage, following a consumer panel test to evaluate its acceptability. The results showed that cantaloupe seed beverage was a good source of protein (1.52%), fat (2.15%), phosphors (41.3 ppm), potassium (17.0 ppm) and calcium (9.2 ppm). The overall acceptability score indicated the beverage was liked very much (4.05 on a 5-point hedonic scale).
Keywords
, Cantaloupe seed. Extract. Nutritive value, Cucumts melo L.
@inproceedings{paperid:1007937,
author = {Baghaei, Homa and Shahidi, Fakhri and Varidi, Mohammad Javad and Nassiri Mahallati, Mehdi},
title = {Usage of Cantaloupe Seed Waste to Produce a Novel Beverage and its Nutritive Value},
booktitle = {ّFirst European Food Congress},
year = {2008},
location = {Ljubljana},
keywords = {Cantaloupe seed. Extract. Nutritive value; Cucumts melo L.},
}
%0 Conference Proceedings
%T Usage of Cantaloupe Seed Waste to Produce a Novel Beverage and its Nutritive Value
%A Baghaei, Homa
%A Shahidi, Fakhri
%A Varidi, Mohammad Javad
%A Nassiri Mahallati, Mehdi
%J ّFirst European Food Congress
%D 2008
