The proximate composition and metabolite profiling of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) molasses

The transformation of organic by-products into valuable materials has become a necessity and a common practice in the food industry. By-products oftentimes offer low economic value and conferred numerous health benefits. Sugarcane molasses is a waste from the sugar manufacturing process with many va...

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Main Authors: Shafiqa-Atiqah Mohd Khairul, Nor Ainy Mahyudin, Faridah Abas, Nur-Syifa' Jamaludin, Nor Khaizura Mahmud Ab Rashid
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
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author Shafiqa-Atiqah Mohd Khairul,
Nor Ainy Mahyudin,
Faridah Abas,
Nur-Syifa' Jamaludin,
Nor Khaizura Mahmud Ab Rashid,
author_facet Shafiqa-Atiqah Mohd Khairul,
Nor Ainy Mahyudin,
Faridah Abas,
Nur-Syifa' Jamaludin,
Nor Khaizura Mahmud Ab Rashid,
author_sort Shafiqa-Atiqah Mohd Khairul,
building UKM Institutional Repository
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description The transformation of organic by-products into valuable materials has become a necessity and a common practice in the food industry. By-products oftentimes offer low economic value and conferred numerous health benefits. Sugarcane molasses is a waste from the sugar manufacturing process with many valuable compounds. It is known to be rich in nutrients, and the various processing stages might be the cause of the complex nature of sugarcane molasses. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the proximate composition of sugarcane molasses and to ascertain the sugars and amino acid profile. The result of this study showed that sugarcane molasses is composed of high carbohydrates (75.10±0.7%) and has high sucrose content (38.10±2.4 g). Besides, it comprises several amino acids, namely tyrosine, glysine, proline, glutamic acid, and valine. As the large scale of proximate composition revealed plenty of metabolites present in sugarcane molasses, it can be concluded that this by-product has great nutritional benefits.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:201902022-10-21T04:15:32Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20190/ The proximate composition and metabolite profiling of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) molasses Shafiqa-Atiqah Mohd Khairul, Nor Ainy Mahyudin, Faridah Abas, Nur-Syifa' Jamaludin, Nor Khaizura Mahmud Ab Rashid, The transformation of organic by-products into valuable materials has become a necessity and a common practice in the food industry. By-products oftentimes offer low economic value and conferred numerous health benefits. Sugarcane molasses is a waste from the sugar manufacturing process with many valuable compounds. It is known to be rich in nutrients, and the various processing stages might be the cause of the complex nature of sugarcane molasses. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the proximate composition of sugarcane molasses and to ascertain the sugars and amino acid profile. The result of this study showed that sugarcane molasses is composed of high carbohydrates (75.10±0.7%) and has high sucrose content (38.10±2.4 g). Besides, it comprises several amino acids, namely tyrosine, glysine, proline, glutamic acid, and valine. As the large scale of proximate composition revealed plenty of metabolites present in sugarcane molasses, it can be concluded that this by-product has great nutritional benefits. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20190/1/7%2BMAB%2B2259%2B1.pdf Shafiqa-Atiqah Mohd Khairul, and Nor Ainy Mahyudin, and Faridah Abas, and Nur-Syifa' Jamaludin, and Nor Khaizura Mahmud Ab Rashid, (2022) The proximate composition and metabolite profiling of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) molasses. Malaysian Applied Biology, 51 (2). pp. 63-68. ISSN 0126-8643 https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/issue/view/45
spellingShingle Shafiqa-Atiqah Mohd Khairul,
Nor Ainy Mahyudin,
Faridah Abas,
Nur-Syifa' Jamaludin,
Nor Khaizura Mahmud Ab Rashid,
The proximate composition and metabolite profiling of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) molasses
title The proximate composition and metabolite profiling of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) molasses
title_full The proximate composition and metabolite profiling of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) molasses
title_fullStr The proximate composition and metabolite profiling of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) molasses
title_full_unstemmed The proximate composition and metabolite profiling of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) molasses
title_short The proximate composition and metabolite profiling of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) molasses
title_sort proximate composition and metabolite profiling of sugarcane (saccharum officinarum) molasses
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20190/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20190/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20190/1/7%2BMAB%2B2259%2B1.pdf