PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS OF NUTRITIONAL AND ANTIOXIDANT PROFILE OF LEMON (CITRUS LIMON) PEEL POWDERGANGUBAI P. ABBIHAL, SAVITA HULAMANI AND ANITHA S.Abstract Globally, India is the leading producer of fruits. Fruits after consumption leave a peel which is a nuisance to the environment as a solid waste. Hence the study was conducted with the objective, development of lemon peel powder. Lemon peels were collected from juice- center at local market of Vijayapura district, Karnataka. Lemon Peel is derived from the fruit of Citrus limon, the common lemon. Lemon Peel contains calcium, phosphorus, potassium, ascorbic acid and vitamin A, as well as volatile oil and hesperidins. Lemon Peels were sliced, blanched, dried and ground to produce Lemon Peel Powder. This study was done to determine the nutritional and Antioxidant Profile of Lemon Peel Powder. The nutritional composition viz, Ash, Carbohydrates, Crude fibre, Fat, Proteins, and Moisture content of lemon peel powder were analyzed and found 2.20g, 48.14g, 15.11g, 1.52g 7.19g, and 9.75% per 100 g. and the antioxidant profile viz, vitamin c, total polyphenols , total flavonoids, DPPH radical scavenging activity ABTS antioxidant assay and Ferric reducing antioxidant power assay of lemon peel powder were analysed and found 60.37mg, 797.64 mg GAE/100g, 639.57mg CE/100g, 49.56(% inhibition), 38.77 (% inhibition), and 3.19 (μmol Fe(II)/g) respectively. |