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Sugars and amino acids in dried iraqi figs
Author(s) -
Salema Sayed A.,
AbdulNour Basima A.
Publication year - 1979
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.2740300611
Subject(s) - amino acid , tryptophan , chemistry , fructose , hydrolysis , food science , phosphorus , polysaccharide , biochemistry , organic chemistry
The sugars in the dried Iraqi figs (Wazeri Variety) were examined by paper chromatographic analysis. Glucose comprised (34.30%), and fructose (31.20%) together with (7.82 %) of the fruit. Polysaccharides were found to be arabogalactans. Iron, calcium and phosphorus were found to be 14, 145 and 150 mg per 100 g dry weight respectively. Hydrolysis showed the presence of all the essential amino acids with adequate lysin and sulphur amino acids but relatively little tryptophan.