TITLE:
Chemical Characterisation of the Industrial Residues of the Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
AUTHORS:
María Elena Sánchez Pardo, María Elena Ramos Cassellis, Rosalva Mora Escobedo, Epifanio Jiménez García
KEYWORDS:
Pineapple; Total Dietary Fibre; Hemicelluloses; Cellulose; Lignin; Pectin
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment,
Vol.3 No.2B,
May
2,
2014
ABSTRACT:
In Mexico pineapple
processing produces industrial residues with a high concentration of dietary
fibre. The aim of this study was to quantify the constituents of the fibrous
residues from the industrial processing of pineapples which exhibited low
concentrations of lignin.