IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v12y2020i7p2650-d337684.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Sustainable Processes and Chemical Characterization of Natural Food Additives: Palmyra Palm ( Borassus Flabellifer Linn.) Granulated Sugar

Author

Listed:
  • Dung Huynh Thi Le

    (College of Biotechnology and Bioresources, Da-Yeh University, No. 168 University Rd, Dacun, Changhua 51591, Taiwan
    Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Ho-Chi-Minh City University of Food Industry, No.140, Le Trong Tan Street, Tay Thanh Ward, Tan Phu District, Ho-Chi-Minh City 700000, Vietnam)

  • Wen-Chien Lu

    (Department of Food and Beverage Management, Chung-Jen Junior College of Nursing, Health Sciences and Management, No. 217, Hung-Mao-Pi, Chia-Yi City 60077, Taiwan)

  • Po-Hsien Li

    (Department of Medicinal Botanical and Health Applications, Da-Yeh University, No.168, University Rd, Dacun, Changhua 51591, Taiwan)

Abstract

Palmyra palm ( Borassus flabellifer Linn.) is an important sugar-producing plant that is widely distributed in tropical Asian countries. Its jaggery and sweet sap are prevalent in Cambodia as a substitute for table sugar. They contain essential minerals, vitamins, and biological compounds. We investigated the changes in the nutritional composition, antioxidant properties, and biological activity of palm granulated sugar prepared by using three different drying–solidification processes under vacuum conditions: the drying temperature was controlled at 80 °C, 90 °C, and 100 °C, and the drying time was 60, 75, and 90 min, respectively. Palm granulated sugar contains 10 kinds of vitamins (mainly vitamin E 52.15–55.12 mg/100 g), 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (2.18 to 41.92 mg/100 g), and 38 volatile compounds that belong to the alcohol, ketones, pyrazines, acids, and phenols groups, and an aldehyde group. Moreover, palm granulated sugar exhibits a high total phenolic content (2.77–8.94 mg gallic acid equivalent/100 g), 2,2-diphenyl-1-1picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity (20.15%–37.88%), and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) value (322.68–378.23 μmol Fe 2+ /mL). Furthermore, palm granulated sugar-treated NIH3T3 cells showed a higher cell viability of 18.10% to 23.68%. This study confirmed that palm granulated sugar prepared at 90 °C for 75 min can have a better product quality with increased vitamin and mineral contents, antioxidant properties, and biological activity, while also being low in 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content.

Suggested Citation

  • Dung Huynh Thi Le & Wen-Chien Lu & Po-Hsien Li, 2020. "Sustainable Processes and Chemical Characterization of Natural Food Additives: Palmyra Palm ( Borassus Flabellifer Linn.) Granulated Sugar," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-21, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:7:p:2650-:d:337684
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/7/2650/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/7/2650/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Sanyang, M.L. & Sapuan, S.M. & Jawaid, M. & Ishak, M.R. & Sahari, J., 2016. "Recent developments in sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) based biocomposites and their potential industrial applications: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 533-549.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Vladimir Verner & Monika Kosova & Petra Chaloupkova & Samnang Nguon & Patrick Van Damme & Ladislav Kokoska, 2023. "Tourists’ Preferences for Traditional Food Products as Indicators of the Market Potential of Underutilised Species in Cambodia," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-19, August.
    2. Po-Hsien Li & Chien-Wen Wang & Wen-Chien Lu & Tuzz-Ying Song & Chiun-C. R. Wang, 2022. "Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory Activities, and Neuroprotective Behaviors of Phyllanthus emblica L. Fruit Extracts," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-12, April.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:7:p:2650-:d:337684. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.