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The storage of groundnuts under tropical conditions. I.—the effects of prolonged storage on undecorticated and decorticated groundnuts
Author(s) -
Duerden J. C.,
Cutler J. R.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740081009
Subject(s) - breakage , warehouse , insect , toxicology , biology , mortar , horticulture , food science , botany , materials science , composite material , business , marketing
In a study of the extent of insect damage and determination of quality of groundnuts stored in sacks for 16 months in a warehouse in N. Nigeria, there was found little difference between undecorticated, hand‐shelled and ‘pestle‐and‐mortar’‐shelled nuts, in the loss of weight and production of powder, as a result of attack by insects (mainly Tribolium castaneum ), but there were large differences in the build‐up of free fatty acids. The insects are shown to cause breakage of the nuts, but under the conditions of the experiment an unbroken shell provides complete protection of the kernels against the species used.