Quality properties of fruits as affected by drying operation

AO Omolola, AIO Jideani, PF Kapila - Critical reviews in food …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing consumption of dried fruits requires further attention on the quality
parameters. Drying has become necessary because most fruits are highly perishable owing …

Effect of convective and vacuum–microwave drying on the bioactive compounds, color, and antioxidant capacity of sour cherries

A Wojdyło, A Figiel, K Lech, P Nowicka… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2014 - Springer
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of microwave power during the vacuum–
microwave drying (VMD) on sour cherries in terms of drying kinetics, including the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of freeze drying and convective hot-air drying on predominant bioactive compounds, antioxidant potential and safe consumption of maoberry fruits

S Kittibunchakul, P Temviriyanukul, P Chaikham… - Lwt, 2023 - Elsevier
The effects of freeze drying and convective hot-air drying of maoberry fruits (Antidesma
bunius L.) on their phenolic and ascorbic acid contents and antioxidant activities, as well as …

Refractance window drying–a revisit on energy consumption and quality of dried bio-origin products

R Zalpouri, M Singh, P Kaur, S Singh - Food Engineering Reviews, 2022 - Springer
The postharvest losses of agricultural and horticultural crops are high as a result of the lack
of postharvest handling, storage, and processing technologies in India. Over the years …

Drying kinetics and quality of Monukka seedless grapes dried in an air-impingement jet dryer

HW Xiao, CL Pang, LH Wang, JW Bai, WX Yang… - Biosystems …, 2010 - Elsevier
Drying kinetics and quality of Monukka seedless grapes were investigated in an
impingement dryer under different drying temperatures (50, 55, 60 and 65° C) and air …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of ultrasonic far-infrared synergistic drying on the characteristics and qualities of wolfberry (Lycium barbarum L.)

Q Zhang, F Wan, Z Zang, C Jiang, Y Xu… - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of ultrasonic frequency, ultrasonic power, irradiation
height and temperature on the drying characteristics, quality and microstructure of wolfberry …

Effect of vacuum spray drying on the physicochemical properties, water sorption and glass transition phenomenon of orange juice powder

MZ Islam, Y Kitamura, Y Yamano, M Kitamura - Journal of food engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Vacuum spray drying is a new technique used to produce concentrated orange juice powder
using maltodextrin as a drying agent. The dryer was developed for the low-temperature (40 …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the effect of air humidity and temperature on convective drying of apple with pulsed electric field pretreatment

A Matys, D Witrowa-Rajchert, O Parniakov, A Wiktor - LWT, 2023 - Elsevier
This research aims at assessing the impact of pulsed electric field (PEF) pretreatment and
various properties of drying agent (absolute humidity, temperature) on the course of …

Evaluation of the antioxidant activities and nutritional properties of ten edible plant extracts and their application to fresh ground beef

SJ Kim, SC Min, HJ Shin, YJ Lee, AR Cho, SY Kim… - Meat Science, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, we assessed the antioxidant efficacy and nutritional value of 10 leafy edible
plants and evaluated their potential as natural antioxidants for meat preservation. We …

Ascorbic acid content in exotic fruits: A contribution to produce quality data for food composition databases

A Valente, TG Albuquerque, A Sanches-Silva… - Food research …, 2011 - Elsevier
Ascorbic acid (AA) is a water-soluble vitamin mainly present in fruits and vegetables. Food
Composition Databases (FCDB) provide detailed information on nutritionally important …