Abstract
Effects of various binary organic solvents at different temperatures on the removal of lipids and beany or grassy odour of Bambara groundnut flour were studied. The highest lipid removal was achieved at 60°C (P<0.05), regardless of binary organic solvents used. Under the optimal temperature, chloroform/methanol showed the highest lipid removal (87%), followed by hexane/isopropanol (78%). All binary solvents containing methanol had higher efficiency in removal of phospholipids, and inactivation of lipoxygenase and trypsin inhibitors, as compared to isopropanol containing solvents (P<0.05). Based on FTIR spectra, lipids removed by methanol containing solvents had high content of phospholipids. The flours defatted by methanol containing solvents exhibited the lowest peroxide value, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances and beany odour intensity than the non-defatted flour and those defatted by isopropanol containing solvents throughout the storage (P<0.05) of 30days at refrigerated and room temperatures. In general, chloroform/methanol was the most effective in inactivating lipoxygenase and trypsin inhibitors, retarding lipid oxidation as well as beany odour development in flour. Therefore, chloroform/methanol could be used to lower beany or grassy odour in Bambara groundnut flour.
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