Development of spray-dried ubi (Dioscorea alata Linn.) anthocyanin pigment as food colorant

Spray-dried ubi (Dioscorea alata Linn.) powder was prepared from purple variety of the tuber. The anthocyanin extract was obtained by hot water extraction (50°C) at different pH levels, namely, pH 5.6 (natural pH of ubi), pH 4.0 and pH 6.0. For the extracts, maximum absorption was found to be at 565...

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Main Author: Planas, Carmen A.
Other Authors: Acevedo, Teresita
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 1983.
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