EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MUCILAGE FROM LEAVES OF Pereskia bleo (ROSE CACTUS) [Ekstraksi dan Karakterisasi Getah Daun Kaktus Mawar (Pereskia bleo)]

Authors :: Nor Hayati Ibrahim
Ng Tze Hong
Source :: Jurnal Teknologi dan Industri Pangan, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 210-216 (2012)
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: Bogor Agricultural University; Indonesian Food Technologist Association (IAFT), 2012.
Abstract: Pereskia bleo (rose cactus) is a type of tropical herbs which has long been used for its medicinal benefits among Malays and is also known to contain complex polysaccharide called mucilage. In this study, mucilage from leaves of rose cactus was extracted by using distilled water or 0.14 M sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution at three different temperatures (i.e. 50°C, 70°C or 90°C). There was a significant (p

Subjects :: characterization
extraction medium
mucilage
Pereskia bleo
physicochemical
Food processing and manufacture
TP368-456

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