Dietary Fibers from Raw Banana, Banana Flower and Banana Stem

Anuradha, H.R. (2005) Dietary Fibers from Raw Banana, Banana Flower and Banana Stem. [Student Project Report]

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Abstract

This Dissertation / Report is the outcome of investigation carried out by the creator(s) / author(s) at the department/division of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore mentioned below in this page.

Item Type:	Student Project Report
Additional Information:	<p align="justify">Raw banana, banana flower and banana stem are used as vegetables in preparation of various dishes and snacks. Traditionally these are known to have medicinal value and are known to be beneficial in the management of diabetes. The present study was aimed to study the nature of carbohydrates and dietary fiber profile. The results of this project work indicated that method used for isolation of dietary fiber from raw banana, banana flower and stem is suited to obtain crude fiber with a simple method. The soluble dietary fiber present in raw banana, banana flower and banana stem is much less than that of insoluble dietary fiber. Sugars present in raw banana, banana flower and stem are rhamnose, arabinose, xylose, mannose and glucose.</p>
Uncontrolled Keywords:	dietary fibers raw banana banana flower banana stem carbohydrates
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 11 Food Biochemistry 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 24 Fruits > 02 Banana
Divisions:	Dept. of Biochemistry
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	24 Jun 2005
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2011 09:24
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/91

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