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Baobab Decortication

Baobab Decortication. Presented By: Dan Fimbianti, Jeff Marchozzi, Amanda Peak. What is a Baobab?!. The Fruit. a.k.a Adansonia. 6x more Vitamin C than oranges. 2x as much calcium as milk. The Fruit & Pulp. The Tree. The Seeds. The Pulp and Seeds. Used as a thickener in soups

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Baobab Decortication

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  1. Baobab Decortication Presented By: Dan Fimbianti, Jeff Marchozzi, Amanda Peak

  2. What is a Baobab?! The Fruit a.k.a Adansonia • 6x more Vitamin C than oranges. • 2x as much calcium as milk. The Fruit & Pulp The Tree The Seeds The Pulp and Seeds • Used as a thickener in soups • Roasted for consumption • Pounded to extract vegetable oil

  3. The Seed Problem • Starchy “wrapper” • Decortication • Lack of Resources • Time 6-8 hours to boil seeds

  4. Possible Solutions • Decortication Machines • Chemical Method • Fermentation Method Yeast Fermentation Decorticating Machine Lye

  5. Decortication Machines • Utilizes • Rollers • Blades • Mills • Powered by • Electricity • Gas • Humans

  6. Decortication Machines • Pros • Efficient • Fast • No Water Needed • Cons • Complicated • Expensive • Impractical • May Hurt the Seed

  7. Chemical Methods • Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) • Sodium Chloride • Sodium Carbonate combination Found Report using Sesame Seeds • Seeds soaked in lye solution • Soaked in salt water/sodium carbonate • Rinsed in fresh water Full Report in Citations…

  8. Chemical Methods Pros • Detailed report (know it works) • Fairly easy to test Cons • Lye is toxic and BURNS! • Wastes large amounts of water • Chemical use is impractical

  9. Fermentation Cocoa seed Fermentation process used in the removal of cocoa shells. Step 1. seeds covered with pulp Step 2. covered with banana leaves Step 3. heat activates fermentation Baobab seed

  10. Fermentation Pros • Does not use firewood or water. Cons • Takes a couple days for fermentation. • Yeast effects flavor.

  11. Conclusions • Interested in testing out fermentation method • Most practical • Least waste • Contact – Professor Gregory R. Ziegler • Know it works for cocoa seeds

  12. Citations • New exotic fruit to hit UK shops". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7506997.stm. Retrieved on 2009-02-29.  • Yehia G. Moharram, Hussein O. A. Osman, and Yaldes I. A. Abou-EI-Khier. Wet decortication of sesame seeds by new methods. http://www.unu.edu/unupress/food/8F121e/8F121E09.htm . Retrieved on 2009-02-27. • http://www.worldcocoafoundation.org/tree-to-table/default.asp • http://www.food-info.net/uk/qa/qa-fp49.htm • http://books.google.com/books?id=phvUcEav6YoC&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=Beckett,+S.T.,+Industrial+chocolate+manufacture+and+use.+2nd+edition.+Blackie/Chapman+%26+Hall,+1994&source=bl&ots=Gp0WDxcht9&sig=elyUKhqxphX9CEA6djmsRJmXSIU&hl=en&ei=JQSrSfWoJ5aitgf1g4HjDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA209,M1 • http://www.xocolatamante.com.au/shop/other.php?act=viewDoc&docId=10

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