A comparison study on the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven / Margaret Bain

The aim of this study was to compare the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven. The nutrient to interest is carotene and lycopene that contained in carrot. Lycopene and carotene are carotenoids pigments which are u...

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Main Author: Bain, Margaret
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Language:English
Published: 2007
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/101113/1/101113.pdf
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spelling my-uitm-ir.1011132024-08-27T17:23:58Z A comparison study on the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven / Margaret Bain 2007 Bain, Margaret The aim of this study was to compare the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven. The nutrient to interest is carotene and lycopene that contained in carrot. Lycopene and carotene are carotenoids pigments which are unsaturated hydrocarbon. Both carotenoid were extracted in hexane and petroleum ether as the solvents. Then, the extracted pigments were separated using column chromatography. Analysis of lycopene and carotene was done by High Performance Liquid Chromatoraphy (HPLC). The carotene and lycopene was found to be high in conventional drying than treat of microwave drying. The colour characteristics were based on visual observation. The color of the carrot treated by microwave drying appeared dark compared to the carrot treated by oven drying. Increasing the sample thickness slowed the lost of water. 2007 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/101113/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/101113/1/101113.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Applied Sciences
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description The aim of this study was to compare the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven. The nutrient to interest is carotene and lycopene that contained in carrot. Lycopene and carotene are carotenoids pigments which are unsaturated hydrocarbon. Both carotenoid were extracted in hexane and petroleum ether as the solvents. Then, the extracted pigments were separated using column chromatography. Analysis of lycopene and carotene was done by High Performance Liquid Chromatoraphy (HPLC). The carotene and lycopene was found to be high in conventional drying than treat of microwave drying. The colour characteristics were based on visual observation. The color of the carrot treated by microwave drying appeared dark compared to the carrot treated by oven drying. Increasing the sample thickness slowed the lost of water.
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A comparison study on the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven / Margaret Bain
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title A comparison study on the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven / Margaret Bain
title_short A comparison study on the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven / Margaret Bain
title_full A comparison study on the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven / Margaret Bain
title_fullStr A comparison study on the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven / Margaret Bain
title_full_unstemmed A comparison study on the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven / Margaret Bain
title_sort comparison study on the nutrient retention and physical characteristics of carrot after drying treatment using microwave oven and conventional oven / margaret bain
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url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/101113/1/101113.pdf
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