Whole and crushed nutlets of chia (Salvia hispanica) from Mexico as a source of functional gums

The objective of this study was to characterize the chemical and functional properties of Mexican chia (Salvia hispanica) gums extracted from defatted whole and crushed nutlets using the Soxhlet and SFE-CO2 methods. Chia gums have interesting chemical and functional properties for the food industry....

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Main Authors: Maira Segura-Campos, Zaidy Acosta-Chi, Gabriel Rosado-Rubio, Luis Chel-Guerrero, David Betancur-Ancona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2014-12-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612014000400009&lng=en&tlng=en