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Cotyledon Structure of Resting Peanut ( Arachis Hypogaea L. cv. Florunner) Seed Before and After Hydraulic Pressing
Author(s) -
SCHADEL W. E.,
WALTER W. M.,
YOUNG CLYDE T.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1983.tb03502.x
Subject(s) - arachis hypogaea , cotyledon , pressing , cell wall , botany , ultrastructure , arachis , biology , horticulture , chemistry , agronomy , biochemistry
The cotyledon structure of resting peanut ( Arachis hypogaea L. cv. Florunner) seed before and after hydraulic pressing was investigated with light and scanning electron microscopy. Observations were made of the appearance of cell walls and the major subcellular components: spherosomes (oil reserve bodies), aleurone grains and starch grains. Major findings include previously unreported cell wall damage and surface fissures that may be important to processors who express the oil from peanuts.