Microwave assisted extraction process of betalain from dragon fruit and its antioxidant activities

The aim of this research was to optimize the operating parameters in microwave assisted extraction process (MIE) such as temperature, mass of the sample, extraction time on the betalain content from dragon fruit peel using response surface methodology (RSM). Three factors three levels Box-Behnken re...

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Main Authors: K. Thirugnanasambandham, V. Sivakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658077X15000053