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Chemical composition of the shell of apricot seeds

Author(s) -

Cañellas Jaime,

Femenia Antoni,

Rosselló Carmen,

Soler Lourdes

Publication year - 1992

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.2740590220

Subject(s) - prunus armeniaca , hemicellulose , chemistry , lignin , chemical composition , potassium , composition (language) , polyphenol , cellulose , food science , prunus , botany , amino acid , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , cultivar , linguistics , philosophy , antioxidant

The chemical composition of the seed shell of the apricot ( Prunus armeniaca ) were investigated. Acid and neutral detergent fibres (ADF and NDF) and their fractions—hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin—were determined. The NDF content was about 920 g kg −1 DM. The concentrations of oils, soluble sugars, pectins, polyphenolic compounds, proteins and mineral elements were also determined. None of these fractions was present at levels higher than 25 g kg −1 DM. Essential amino acids comprised 38‐41% of the total amino acids. Potassium (2.44 g kg −1 ) was the most abundant element, followed by calcium (1.15 g kg −1 ). Some possible applications for apricot seed shell are considered.

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