investigated. Microwaving accelerated the Maillard reaction between RP and dextran. A
solubility of 24.22% was reached by conventional heating for 5 min, whereas microwave
treatment obtained a solubility of 64.25% over the same amount of time. The activation
energy of the Maillard reaction by microwave treatment was calculated to be 28.52 kJ/mol
which is lower than that by conventional heating. Molecular weight analysis and Fourier …