Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
Assessment of physical properties of fresh aloe leaves and influence of drying temperature on physico-chemical properties of aloe vera
Author(s): Mousumi Sabat, S Patel, PS Shelake and Madhuri Priyadarshani
Abstract: The physical properties of fresh aloe vera leaves were measured and correlated with gel yield and it was found that the leaf weight has direct effect on the gel yield whereas the effect of leaf volume is found to be minimal. The physicochemical properties of the hot air dried aloe vera at four temperatures viz. 50, 60, 70 and 80 ºC were investigated. The study showed that the dried product obtained at 70 ºC is superior in quality with higher ash (16.11 %), fibre (16.54 %) and protein content (5.88 %) and lower fat (1.37 %) and carbohydrate content (3.64 %) than that of the products obtained at different drying temperatures.
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Mousumi Sabat, S Patel, PS Shelake, Madhuri Priyadarshani. Assessment of physical properties of fresh aloe leaves and influence of drying temperature on physico-chemical properties of aloe vera. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):2846-2850.
