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Amino acid and mineral salt content of tomato seed and skin waste
Author(s) -
Tsatsaronis George C.,
Boskou Dimitrios G.
Publication year - 1975
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.2740260406
Subject(s) - chemistry , hydrolysate , amino acid , salt (chemistry) , food science , mineral , pomace , botany , biochemistry , organic chemistry , biology , hydrolysis
Abstract Tomato seeds and skins from tomato pomace were analysed for their content of protein, ether extract, ash, crude fibre, total sugars, amino acids and several minerals. Protein hydrolysates from both the seeds and peels showed the presence of eighteen amino acids. K, P, Mg, Ca, Na and Cl were predominant among the minerals. Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn were found to be present in smaller quantities.