International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science 2377-0619Ommega Online PublishersNew Jersey, USA78010.15436/2377-0619.16.048Research ArticleEffect Of Drying Methods And Extraction Time-Temperature Regime On Mango Kernel Lipids Effect Of Drying Methods And Extraction Time-Temperature Regime On Mango Kernel Lipids JhumurBanerjee 1IITB-Monash Research Academy IIT Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 400076 2School of Chemistry Faculty of Science Monash University Clayton campus VIC Australia 3Indian Institute of Technology Powai Maharashtra India Editor* E-mail: jhumurbanerjee12@gmail.com
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20161605201631IJFNS-16-RA-78013022016110520162016Creative Commons Attribution LicenseThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. nbsp emsp emsp In this study effect of drying method and time temperature regime of extraction on quality of mango kernel lipid was evaluated Hot air drying required drying of seeds for long intervals and exposure to higher temperature where as microwave drying was found to be quick due to heating induced at the molecular level The drying time under optimized conditions for microwave was reduced by 34 folds when compared with hot air drying Parameters including drying temperature extraction time lipid yield and fatty acid profile were evaluated The study shows that modification of extraction method for lower temperature and lesser time does not alter the quality and quantity of lipids from mango kernel 10 8 Structural changes induced due to drying were studied using scanning electron microscopy Statistical analysis showed that drying conditions and extraction conditions affected the lipid yield The further comparison between two methods was done in terms of fatty acid profiles and oxidative stability The stability of lipid was estimated by measuring the ratio of linoleic acid to palmitic acid for all extraction conditions The ratio of C18 2 C16 was similar for microwave irradiation when compared to hot air dried samples 1 0 - 1 2 It was concluded that mild microwave power level 180W helps in quick drying of kernels The structure was found to be intact with minimal damage to starch granules Lower microwave power level helped in retention of the lipid yield and quality while higher microwave power levels significantly affected the unsaturated fatty acids 10