Preserving freshness: Innovations for fresh-eating fruit distribution and damage prevention–A review

J Yu, M Wang, Z Li, F Tchuenbou-Magaia… - Food Packaging and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The preservation of fresh-eating fruit within the supply chain is of paramount for maintaining
freshness and minimizing resource waste. This article elucidates a comprehensive and …

Foam mat drying: Recent advances on foam dynamics, mechanistic modeling and hybrid drying approach

G Kumar, N Kumar, PK Prabhakar… - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Drying is one of the oldest and most widely used methods for food preservation. It reduces
the availability of moisture and inhibits microbial and enzymatic spoilage in food products …

Analysis of energy consumption, heat and mass transfer, drying kinetics and effective moisture diffusivity during foam-mat drying of mango in a convective hot-air dryer

A Kumar, P Kandasamy, I Chakraborty… - Biosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study mainly aimed to analyse the energy requirement, consumption and efficiency
during foam-mat drying of mango in a convective hot-air drier. Modelling thin-layer drying …

Effects of drying conditions and ethanol pretreatment on the techno-functional and morpho-structural properties of avocado powder produced by foam-mat drying

NC Santos, RLJ Almeida, EWV de Andrade… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of drying temperature (50, 60, and
70° C) and ethanol pretreatment (ET)(99.5%) on the nutritional composition, total phenolic …

Green extraction of bioactive components from carrot industry waste and evaluation of spent residue as an energy source

P Kaur, J Subramanian, A Singh - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Carrot processing industries produce 25–30% of waste in the form of carrot rejects,
peels, and pomace which contain a large amount of high-value bioactive components …

Production of cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) pulp powder by foam-mat drying: analysis of physicochemical and antioxidant properties

B Kaba, Y Yıkılkan, H Pashazadeh, A Ali Redha… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) is a rich source of (poly) phenols such as phenolic acids,
flavonoids, and anthocyanins that are known for their bioactivity. This study aimed to …

Solar and Convective Drying: Modeling, Color, Texture, Total Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activity of Peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) Slices

DP García-Moreira, H Hernández-Guzmán, N Pacheco… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Peach is a fruit highly appreciated by consumers; however, it is highly perishable, so drying
is an alternative to preserve its physical and chemical properties. In this study, the effect of …

Study on the control effect and physiological mechanism of Wickerhamomyces anomalus on primary postharvest diseases of peach fruit

Y Zhou, L Zhao, Y Chen, S Dhanasekaran… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Brown rot, aspergillosis and soft rot are the primary diseases of postharvest peach fruit. Our
study aimed to investigate the biocontrol effect of Wickerhamomyces anomalus on the …

Encapsulation of coffee silverskin extracts by foam mat drying and comparison with powders obtained by spray drying and freeze‐drying

WC Vimercati, CS Araújo, LL Macedo… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Coffee silverskin is a coproduct that has a rich composition in bioactive compounds.
However, most of these compounds are susceptible to the conditions used during food …

Recent development in foam‐mat drying process: Influence of foaming agents and foam properties on powder properties

G Çalışkan Koç, Y Tekgül, AN Yüksel… - … of Surfactants and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Foam‐mat drying is an alternative dehydration technique to tray, drum, freeze, and spray
drying. Foam‐mat drying can be used to obtain high‐quality powders from fruit juices and …