Vitamin and Osidic Composition of Table Sugars from the Inflorescences Sap of 03 Coconut Cultivars (<i>Cocos nucifera</i>L.) in Ivory Coast

• 作者: D. Muriel J. Okoma K. Jean Louis Konan Rebecca R. Assa
• 来源期刊: 食品与营养科学(英文)
• 学科: 经济
• 关键词: Coconut Sugar VITAMINS Oses
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（12）
• 页码范围: 1117-1126
• 页数: 10页
• 分类号: F42

摘要

In<b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">order to revalorize the nucicultural sector in Ivory Coast, initiatives have been taken to diversify the uses of coconut through the production of sugar from its inflorescences. Four water-soluble vitamins have been determined in the crystalline sugar of coconuts. These are vitamins C, B</span>_{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">1</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;">, B</span>_{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and B</span>_{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">6</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;">. On the other hand, no vitamin was identified in cane sugars. Vitamin C is the most abundant in coconut sugar. The oses contained in coconut sugar are saccharose, glucose and fructose. Sucrose is the main constituent of coconut crystal sugar. Thanks to their sweetening power close to saccharose, the coconut sugars produced can be used as sweetening ingredients in pastries, confectionery, drinks and culinary preparations. Their richness in vitamin C makes them a food that can stimulate the body’s natural and immune defences</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span>