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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 56-64 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Data in Brief |
| Volume | 22 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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