Osman Magdi A
Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2004 Winter;59(1):29-33. doi: 10.1007/s11130-004-0034-1.
The baobab seed and pulp were analyzed for proximate composition, mineral content, and amino acid composition. The seed oil and protein were evaluated for their fatty acid profile and protein solubility. The seed was found to be a good source of energy, protein, and fat. Both the kernel and the pulp contain substantial quantities of calcium, potassium, and magnesium. Amino acid analyses revealed high glutamic and aspartic acid contents and the sulfur-containing amino acids as being the most limited amino acid. The fatty acid profile showed that oleic and linoleic were the major unsaturated fatty acids, whereas palmitic was the major saturated acid. Of the several solvents tested to solubilize the seed protein, 0.1 M NaOH was found to be the most effective. The protein was more soluble at alkaline than acidic pH. with the lowest solubility at pH 4.0.
对猴面包树的种子和果肉进行了近似成分、矿物质含量及氨基酸组成分析。对种子油和蛋白质的脂肪酸谱及蛋白质溶解性进行了评估。发现种子是能量、蛋白质和脂肪的良好来源。种仁和果肉均含有大量的钙、钾和镁。氨基酸分析显示谷氨酸和天冬氨酸含量较高，含硫氨基酸是最受限制的氨基酸。脂肪酸谱表明油酸和亚油酸是主要的不饱和脂肪酸，而棕榈酸是主要的饱和脂肪酸。在测试的几种用于溶解种子蛋白的溶剂中，发现0.1M氢氧化钠最为有效。该蛋白质在碱性pH条件下比酸性pH条件下更易溶解，在pH4.0时溶解度最低。
