Supercritical fluid extraction of pyrazines in roasted cocoa beans effect of pod storage period

• Main Authors: Sanagi, M. Marsin, Wong, Pik Hung, Md. Yasir, Suhaimi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 1997
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/6721/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(97)00569-4
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Selected cocoa beans samples which had been subjected to various pod storage periods prior to fermentation were analysed for pyrazines. Carbon dioxide supercritical fluid extraction was used for the extraction of the compounds and quantitative and qualitative analyses of the extracts were achieved b...