Drying agricultural products consumes massive amounts of energy. The rapid depletion of
non-renewable energy sources, along with rising environmental concerns, are opening up …

Heat pump drying kinetics and quality characteristics of yacon at different drying
temperatures (5, 15, 25, 35 and 45° C) and air velocities (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 m/s) were …

Background Yacon roots contain remarkable amounts of prebiotic fructans and rare
antioxidant phenolics. Plant-based foods present a short shelf-life. In the case of yacon …

A model solid food system was designed to investigate the effects of freezing temperature on
freezing rate, ice crystal morphology, physical properties, and drying characteristics of freeze …

Osmotic dehydration assisted by ultrasound (ODAU) at low temperatures reduces water
activity (aw) and maintains nutrients. The influence of solution concentration (SC; 20 to 60° …

A multiphase microwave drying (MMD) was proposed to produce dried Chinese yam cubes
with good quality comparable to freeze-dried products. The effects of different microwave …

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) root is an important source of fructooligosaccharides
(FOS). This study evaluated the influence of the blanching and drying processes on the …

In this study, the 'yacon'was dried using pulsed vacuum osmotic dehydration as pretreatment
followed by vacuum drying (at different temperatures) or convective drying. The use of …

The convective drying of yacon was investigated (40–70° C). Pulsed vacuum osmotic
dehydration (PVOD)(sorbitol 38° Brix, 35° C, 681 mmHg in the first 10 min) as pretreatment …

In this paper, a new online monitoring method is developed to determine the moisture
change during the vacuum drying of lithium ion battery powder. Firstly, a mathematical …