Materials andmethods
2.1. Sample preparation
Tamarind fruit pods were deshelled and soaked in water in the ratio
1:2.5 under optimum conditions of 33 min soaking time and 39 °C
soaking temperature [6]. The mixture was then homogenized and
sieved to separate fiber, rags and seeds from the pulp. The pulp was
passed through three layers of muslin cloth to obtain fine pulp.