?PROXIMATE COMPOSITION, SOME NUTRITIONALLY VALUABLE MINERALS AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF WALNUT (TETRACARPIDIUM CONOPHORUM (MUELL. ARGo) FLOUR
Keywords:
Composition, Mineral content, Functional properties, Walnut flour, Tetracarpidium conophorum.Abstract
FuJI fat walnut (Tetracarpidium conophorum) seed flour was produced and evaluated for proximate and nutritionally valuable
mineral composition and functional properties. The proximate composition of walnut was characterized by relatively high
protein (14.75%), total carbohydrates (18.87%), fat (51.68%), crude fibre (1.16%) and ash (3.73%). The mineral analysis
showed that seed flour was rich in the content of sodium, potassium and phosphorus. The foaming capacity and the least
gelation concentration of the seed flour were found to be 7.8% and 5.lO%, respectively. The effects of dilute solutions of NaCI
and KCI on some functional properties of the seed flour were also examined. The results indicated that addition of NaCI or KCI
solution improved the functional properties of the seed flour.