Aqueous extraction of basil seed mucilage was optimized using response surface methodology. A Central Composite Rotatable Design (CCRD) for modeling of three independent variables: temperature (40–91 C); extraction time (– h) and water/seed ratio (18:1–77:1) was used to study the response for yield. Experimental values for extraction yield ranged from to g/100 g. Extraction yield was significantly (P | Extraction optimization of mucilage from Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) seeds using response surface methodology
