Preliminary studies on the mucilages extracted from Okra fruits, Taro tubers, Jew's mellow leaves and Fenugreek seeds

Studies on the mucilages extracted from

Studies on the mucilages extracted from okra fruits (Hibiscus esculentus L.) and baobab leaves (Adansonia digitata L.)

✍ Mark L. Woolfe; Martin F. Chaplin; Gifty Otchere 📂 Article 📅 1977 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 644 KB

## Abstract Okra fruits and baobab leaves are just two examples of foods used to give a mucilaginous quality to West African food dishes. The mucilages were extracted from both foods and purified. Preliminary studies have been conducted to characterise the mucilages chemically, as well as study the