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HCA Extraction From Kokum
Deepak Shetty, General Manager, Prakruti Products Pvt. Ltd.
The major phytochemicals in Kokum are: Hydroxy citric acid (HCA), Garcinol, Fatty Acids
and Anthocynins. Of these Hydroxy citric acid has become the major component
applicable for todays world.
Salts of HCA include:
Dry extracts are the salts of metals from Group 1A and 2B
Divided into single salts and double salt
Ca Salt of garcinia with HCA content varying from 40% to 65%
Mg salt with HCA content from 40% to 60%
K salt with HCA content from 40% to 60%
And double salt are Ca-K salt and Ca-Na salt.
Garcinia fruit rind
Extract with water:
Combined extract
Hydrolyze to 8 pH at 800 C and precipitation
Filtration
Drying
Milling and sieving
Autoclaving
Packing
Process Flowchart For Extraction Of Hydroxy Citric Acid From Garcinia Indica
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Resource Book on Kokum (Garcinia indica Choisy)
Western Ghats Kokum Foundation, Panaji - Goa