Analytical dataset of Ecuadorian cocoa shells and beans

  • Giorgio Grillo
  • , Luisa Boffa
  • , Arianna Binello
  • , Stefano Mantegna
  • , Giancarlo Cravotto (Corresponding Author)
  • , Farid Chemat
  • , Tatiana Dizhbite
  • , Līga Lauberte
  • , Galina Telysheva

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Abstract

Full analytical data of Ecuadorian cocoa wastes (raw shells) and beans (as benchmark), are herein reported. A detailed characterization of production residues may pave the road to a zero-waste strategy for the cocoa industry. Multiple analytical techniques have been exploited to define the composition of the matrices, among them: elemental analyses, FTIR, Py-GC/MS/FID and UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS. Quali-quantitative data of carbohydrates, lipids, lignin, polyphenols, alkaloids and proteins have been obtained by Py-GC/MS/FID and UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS. Assignations are fully supported by literature references. The FAMEs composition of lipophilic UAE extract is also reported for sake of comparison with cocoa butter. This data collection completes a wider valorization work, “Cocoa bean shell waste valorisation; extraction from lab to pilot-scale cavitational reactors” (Grillo et al., 2018).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)56-64
Number of pages9
JournalData in Brief
Volume22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2019
Externally publishedYes

Field of Science*

  • 1.4 Chemical sciences
  • 2.9 Industrial biotechnology

Publication Type*

  • 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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