Preparation of an edible cottonseed protein concentrate and evaluation of its functional properties.
Cottonseed could be used as a source of dietary protein for human food production. The cottonseed component, gossypol, is toxic, however, which has limited the potential of cottonseed in human food production. Free gossypol was removed from glanded cottonseed using a two-stage solvent extraction method utilizing aqueous and anhydrous acetone. A cottonseed protein concentrate with a low level of free gossypol and a protein content of 72.2% was obtained . The cottonseed protein concentrate had good organoleptic characteristics, and had functional properties allowing its use as a food additive.
Gerasimidis
Konstantinos
K
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Higher Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. 0304067G@student.gla.ac.uk
Fillou
Dimitrios Trianta
DT
Babatzimcpoulou
Maria
M
Tassou
Katerina
K
Katsikas
Haralampcs
H
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D003369:Cottonseed Oil / Q000032:analysis*; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D005523:Food Supply; D003368:Gossypium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D006072:Gossypol / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000032:analysis*
D000596:Amino Acids; D003369:Cottonseed Oil; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D006072:Gossypol