Journal
DRYING TECHNOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 142-148Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2015.1042586
Keywords
Maltodextrin; morphological; powder recovery; soya protein isolate; tamarind pulp
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- University Grant Commission, New Delhi
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The present study aimed to investigate the effect of adding soya protein isolate (SPI) as a complementary drying aid of maltodextrin (MD) on spray drying of tamarind pulp. Tamarind pulp powders were prepared by spray drying of tamarind pulp, adding 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20% of SPI together with maltodextrin as the drying aids. The results showed that the addition of SPI resulted in a significant increase in powder recovery from 9.35 to 70.04%, thereby reducing the requirement of higher levels of maltodextrin for the production of quality tamarind pulp powder. The powders were evaluated for moisture content, bulk density, particle size, morphological characteristics, cohesiveness, and glass transition temperature. With the addition of SPI in the feed material, the powder samples showed a significant variation in their properties. Addition of SPI decreased the cohesion index of the powders from 14.21 to 9.29mm, thereby increasing the flowability of the powders. Surface morphology of the powders showed that the addition of SPI resulted in an indented and wrinkled particle surface, a characteristic feature of powders produced with protein as the drying aid.
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