Chemical Characterisation of the Industrial Residues of the Pineapple (Ananas comosus)

María Elena Sánchez  Pardo; María Elena Ramos  Cassellis; Rosalva Mora  Escobedo; Epifanio Jiménez  García

doi:10.4236/jacen.2014.32B009

María Elena Sánchez Pardo^*, María Elena Ramos Cassellis, Rosalva Mora Escobedo, Epifanio Jiménez García

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.

Keywords: Pineapple; Total Dietary Fibre; Hemicelluloses; Cellulose; Lignin; Pectin

Cite this paper: Pardo, M. , Cassellis, M. , Escobedo, R. and García, E. (2014) Chemical Characterisation of the Industrial Residues of the Pineapple (Ananas comosus). Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment, 3, 53-56. doi: 10.4236/jacen.2014.32B009.

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