A microwave assisted extraction technique was developed to optimize the extraction of mucilage from the fruits of Feronia limonia. The fruit pulp has been extracted by conventional and microwave assisted methods for the isolation of mucilage. The Microwave extraction at 180 W intensity and 30 min heating duration increase 13.89% in the yield of mucilage when compared to 2 h conventional heating method. The products obtained by both the methods were of similar nature chemically. The developed microwave procedure can be used successfully in commercial and routine laboratory isolation of mucilage.
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