Peeling, drying temperatures, and sulphite-treatment affect physicochemical properties and nutritional quality of sweet potato flour

M Ahmed, MS Akter, JB Eun - Food chemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
The effects of peeling, drying temperature (55–65° C) and pretreatment on the
physicochemical properties and nutritional quality of sweet potato flour were investigated …

Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Chemically Pretreated Ndou Sweet Potato Flour

K Ngoma, ME Mashau… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam) is a nutritious crop abundant in calories and bioactive
compounds such as beta‐carotene, ascorbic acid, polyphenols, and dietary fibre. This study …

Recent Trends in the Pre-Drying, Drying, and Post-Drying Processes for Cassava Tuber: A Review

EA Nainggolan, J Banout, K Urbanova - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cassava tuber is an essential staple crop in tropical regions with versatile applications in the
food, feed, and industrial sectors. However, its high moisture content and perishable nature …

Impacts of Pretreatment Techniques on the quality of tuber flours

A Desalegn Melese… - The Scientific World …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Besides dietary sources of energy, roots and tuber crops can also serve as functional foods
and nutraceutical ingredients to be explored in disease risk reduction and wellness …

Modelling convectional oven drying characteristics and energy consumption of dehydrated yam (Dioscorea rotundata) chips

EN Amedor, F Sarpong, PK Bordoh, EF Boateng… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The influence of pre-treatments and different dehydrating temperatures on the drying
dynamics, energy consumption, and quality attribute of yam chips was studied. Dehydration …

Effect of pretreatments and drying temperatures on sweet potato flour

M Ahmed, AM Sorifa, JB Eun - International journal of food …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Effect of pretreatments with 1 w/v% sodium hydrogen sulphite (NaHSO3) and 1 w/v%
calcium chloride (CaCl2) and drying temperatures (55, 60 and 65° C) on sweet potato flour …

Chemical and Thermal Treatment for Drying Cassava Tubers: Optimization, Microstructure, and Dehydration Kinetics

EA Nainggolan, J Banout, K Urbanova - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Perishable commodities like cassava necessitate effective postharvest preservation for
various industrial applications. Hence, optimizing pretreatment processes and modeling …

Drying of roots and tubers

GR Carvalho, KC Santos, JS Guedes… - Drying Technology in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Roots and tubers are important crops, mainly used as sources of carbohydrates for humans
or to obtain industrial ingredients. The most important roots and tubers are potatoes, sweet …

Determination of citric acid pretreatment effect on nutrient content, bioactive components, and total antioxidant capacity of dried sweet potato flour

CG Kuyu, YB Tola, A Mohammed… - Food science & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Orange flashed sweet potatoes are rich and inexpensive source of diet and antioxidants.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of CA pretreatments and convective hot …

Amylose, rheological and functional properties of yellow cassava flour as affected by pretreatment and drying methods

E Ekeledo, S Latif, A Abass, J Müller - Food and Humanity, 2023 - Elsevier
This study reconnoitered the effects of preservative treatments (0.3% Sodium Metabisulphite
solution (SMS); and 0.3% Citric Acid solution (CAS)) and drying methods (flash-and cabinet …