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Spray dried melon seed milk powder: physical, rheological and sensory properties

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Melon seed milk (MSM) powder was produced by aiming to get alternative vegetable milk from crushed Kırkağaç (Cucumis melo subsp. melo cv. Kırkağaç) and Çeşme (C. melo subsp. melo cv. Çeşme) type melon seeds. MSM was converted to powder form via spray dryer at inlet air temperature of 150 °C, air flow rate of 473 l · h−1, aspiration ratio of 24 m3 · h−1and feed flow rate of 8 ml · min−1 in order to extend the shelf life and usage area. The moisture content and water activity of samples changed in range of 2.1 to 2.4 % and 0.260 to 0.310, respectively. Bulk densities and the tapped densities of powders were ranged from 340 to 360 kg · m−3 and 730 and 740 kg · m−3. MSM powders showed poor flow behavior as determined from Carr Index. The particle densities of powders ranged between and 1069 kg · m−3. Wettability time of powders was found as 7 s. The Bingham model was the best model fitted to rheological data of MSM beverages. Sensory evaluation test results showed that, the beverage obtained from reconstituted Kırkağaç powder achieved the highest score by panelists.

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  1. Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

    Aslı Zungur Bastıoğlu, Dilara Tomruk & Figen Kaymak Ertekin

  2. Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Adnan Menderes University, 09010, Aydın, Turkey

    Aslı Zungur Bastıoğlu & Mehmet Koç

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Highlights:

• This study offers a different perspective for food wastes and by-products

• Melon seed milk was converted to powder form without any additives

• The limited shelf life of melon seed milk was extended by producing powder form

• Melon seed milk powder was able to consume by vegans and lactose-intolerant people

• In this study, melon seed was shown to be a new source for plant derived milk

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Zungur Bastıoğlu, A., Tomruk, D., Koç, M. et al. Spray dried melon seed milk powder: physical, rheological and sensory properties. J Food Sci Technol 53, 2396–2404 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-016-2214-z

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