Characterization of watermelon rind powder using foam mat drying with different types of foaming agents and temperatures

Utilization of food waste as the new source for food product is of interest in current research field. Watermelon rind is one of the natural food wastes that can provide nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. This study aims to evaluate the best conditions of foam mat drying using...

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Main Authors: Munawar, Nursabrina, Azhar, Najjah, Rohaizad, Nur Syahirah, Hussain, Norhayati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian Scholars Network 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88150/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88150/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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author Munawar, Nursabrina
Azhar, Najjah
Rohaizad, Nur Syahirah
Hussain, Norhayati
author_facet Munawar, Nursabrina
Azhar, Najjah
Rohaizad, Nur Syahirah
Hussain, Norhayati
author_sort Munawar, Nursabrina
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Utilization of food waste as the new source for food product is of interest in current research field. Watermelon rind is one of the natural food wastes that can provide nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. This study aims to evaluate the best conditions of foam mat drying using three different temperatures (50, 60, 70 °C) and foaming agents (maltodextrin and egg albumin) at different concentrations (10, 15, 20%) to produce watermelon rind powder. The rind powder was characterised by its powder’s foam density, foam expansion, solubility index and water absorption. Drying with maltodextrin as foaming agents at 50°C showed significantly (p<0.05) high solubility (23.94%), low water absorption (0.21), Hausner ratio (1), Carr index (3.16%) with foam expansion of 12.04%, bulk and tapped density at 0.66 g cm-3and 0.68 g cm-3, respectively. Maltodextrin aid in increasing the solubility of rind powder due to its high-water solubility and low moisture content properties. This finding may assist fruit industry to apply the watermelon by-product into a useful food ingredient in bakery, confectionary and beverages thus benefits in waste management.
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spelling upm-881502022-05-18T02:43:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88150/ Characterization of watermelon rind powder using foam mat drying with different types of foaming agents and temperatures Munawar, Nursabrina Azhar, Najjah Rohaizad, Nur Syahirah Hussain, Norhayati Utilization of food waste as the new source for food product is of interest in current research field. Watermelon rind is one of the natural food wastes that can provide nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. This study aims to evaluate the best conditions of foam mat drying using three different temperatures (50, 60, 70 °C) and foaming agents (maltodextrin and egg albumin) at different concentrations (10, 15, 20%) to produce watermelon rind powder. The rind powder was characterised by its powder’s foam density, foam expansion, solubility index and water absorption. Drying with maltodextrin as foaming agents at 50°C showed significantly (p<0.05) high solubility (23.94%), low water absorption (0.21), Hausner ratio (1), Carr index (3.16%) with foam expansion of 12.04%, bulk and tapped density at 0.66 g cm-3and 0.68 g cm-3, respectively. Maltodextrin aid in increasing the solubility of rind powder due to its high-water solubility and low moisture content properties. This finding may assist fruit industry to apply the watermelon by-product into a useful food ingredient in bakery, confectionary and beverages thus benefits in waste management. Asian Scholars Network 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88150/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Munawar, Nursabrina and Azhar, Najjah and Rohaizad, Nur Syahirah and Hussain, Norhayati (2020) Characterization of watermelon rind powder using foam mat drying with different types of foaming agents and temperatures. Asian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 1 (3). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2716-5957 https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ajfas/article/view/10784
spellingShingle Munawar, Nursabrina
Azhar, Najjah
Rohaizad, Nur Syahirah
Hussain, Norhayati
Characterization of watermelon rind powder using foam mat drying with different types of foaming agents and temperatures
title Characterization of watermelon rind powder using foam mat drying with different types of foaming agents and temperatures
title_full Characterization of watermelon rind powder using foam mat drying with different types of foaming agents and temperatures
title_fullStr Characterization of watermelon rind powder using foam mat drying with different types of foaming agents and temperatures
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of watermelon rind powder using foam mat drying with different types of foaming agents and temperatures
title_short Characterization of watermelon rind powder using foam mat drying with different types of foaming agents and temperatures
title_sort characterization of watermelon rind powder using foam mat drying with different types of foaming agents and temperatures
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88150/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88150/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88150/1/ABSTRACT.pdf