A large number of herb-drying studies have been conducted in recent decades and several
herb-drying techniques have been introduced. However, the quality of commercial dried …

Fresh leaves used for culinary and medicinal purposes are highly perishable by nature.
Quite often, post-harvest losses occur and there is noticeable deterioration in quality due to …

Vernonia amygdalina has been a known food and medicinal plants used in Asia and Africa
(West Africa) due to its pharmacological effects (antioxidant, anti-diabetes, antiinflammatory …

Herb drying is a common stabilization technique in preserving vital qualities of essential oil
yield and bioactive compounds. However, systematic and appropriate drying methods are …

In this study, coriander leaves were subjected to three different drying techniques; direct sun,
shade, and using an indirect solar dryer. In the developed dryer, hot air obtained from a …

Solar energy is a green and renewable clean energy. Using this as main or auxiliary energy
to dry agricultural materials could reduce energy consumption and improve product quality …

The increasing cost of energy and low cost of white cabbage (WC) has made storage of
white cabbage in cold storage room capital intensive, thus alternative and sustainable …

In this investigation, the drying of Stevia rebaudiana leaves was carried out in a lab scale
convective hot-air dryer at a varying temperature of 30–80° C to analyze the drying behavior …

BACKGROUND Stevia leaves were subjected to convective hot‐air, infrared and vacuum
drying at 40, 60 and 80° C, followed by an assessment of thermophysical properties and …

This study aims to investigate the kinetics of the amla fruit drying process using oven and
sun drying methods. The experimental results indicate that the final moisture content …