Afolayan, Olubisola Arike and Abdusalam, F (2022) Assessment of apparent purity, reducing sugar and brix quality of sugarcane juice cultivated at Papalanto, Ogun State. International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, 7 (3). pp. 134-136. ISSN 2455-4898
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Abstract
In Papalanto, sugarcane saccharum officinarum is a crucial crop that plays a major role in both food security and income generation. Despite these crucial roles played by this grass, its potentials are still unknown. In this study, two sugarcane types were collected from Papalanto Ilaro, Ogun State; sugarcane samples and the juices were extracted in order to analyze their biochemical qualities such as brix, reducing sugar and apparent purity. The brix was determined using a hand refractometer, the apparent purity was calculated from the known brix, reducing sugar content was determined using the benedict reagent quantitative procedure and the fiber content was determined using the AOAC method. Among the different parameters analyzed, significant differences were observed in the reducing sugar and brix and the apparent purity of the untreated sample (fertilizer added) and the NPK-treated (fertilizer added) sample except in fiber content. The treated samples showing significantly (p<0.05) higher content of the brix, apparent purity and reducing sugar than the untreated samples (no fertilizer added). Based on the results of the study, the sugarcane types were found to be of good quality in terms of the parameters assayed for in this research work.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Bolanle Yisau I. |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jun 2023 04:00 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jun 2023 04:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/2292 |
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