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Tamarind seed: properties, processing and utilization.

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Title Tamarind seed: properties, processing and utilization.
 
Creator Kumar, Chandini S
Sila, Bhattacharya
 
Subject 10 Plants
 
Description Tamarind seed is an underutilized byproduct of the tamarind pulp industry. Only a small portion of the seed, in the form of tamarind kernel powder (TKP), is used as a sizing material in the textile, paper, and jute industries. Though many applications of this seed are possible, there have been hardly any other uses for it including using it as an additive in food formulations. The excellent gelling cum adhesive characteristics of the decorticated seed powder can lead to several applications in food and pharmaceutical industries which are evident by the number of research papers as well as patent applications. This article thus focuses on the possibilities of using the seed in several food and non-food industries with particular reference to physical and engineering properties, hydration behavior, rheological properties, functional and nutritional characteristics, and the processing of the tamarind seed for wider applications.
 
Date 2008
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/1811/1/Critical_Reviews_in_Food_Science_and_Nutrition_48%281%29__2008__1_-_20.pdf
Kumar, Chandini S and Sila, Bhattacharya (2008) Tamarind seed: properties, processing and utilization. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 48 (1). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1040-8398