scholarly journals Comparative quality assessment of different drying procedures for plum fruits (Prunus domestica L.)

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (No. 5) ◽  
pp. 449-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhijahani Hadi Samimi ◽  
Arabhosseini Akbar ◽  
Kianmehr Mohammad Hossein

Different drying methods for plum fruits were compared in this case study. Samples were dried at a temperature of 70°C using the method of hot air drying as well using hybrid solar drying at three levels of air velocity (0.5, 1, and 2 m/s) and open sun drying. The dried samples were then compared on the basis of changes in colour, shrinkage and rehydration. The effect of air velocity on colour change was significant (P < 0.05) at the three different levels (0.5, 1, and 2 m/s), whereas effects on shrinkage and rehydration ratio were not significant (P < 0.05). The best conditions for plum drying with respect to values of colour change, shrinkage, rehydration ratio and the drying costs were obtained for the plums dried using a hybrid solar dryer at an air velocity of 1 m/s.

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan-Yuan Liu ◽  
Wei-Qiao Lv ◽  
Ruo-Hui Lin ◽  
Dong Li ◽  
Li-Jun Wang

Abstract This study was to investigate the effect of different drying methods on the drying kinetics, physical properties, and bioactivity of Platycodon grandiflorum (PG). Four drying methods were employed to conduct the dehydrated process, namely, hot air drying (AD), vacuum drying (VD), microwave hot airflow rolling-bed drying (MHARD), and pulse-spouted microwave vacuum drying (PSMVD). PSMVD showed the highest drying rate among four drying methods based on the result of fitting first-order reaction model. And PSMVD-dried product showed higher rehydration ratio and better mechanical properties, suggesting a better rehydration characteristic. In addition, considering the content of Platycodin D, PSMVD is a promising drying technology for the dehydration of PG.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hany S. EL-Mesery ◽  
Mona A. Elabd

Abstract Okra pods were dried using the following drying regimes; microwave (MWD), infrared (IRD) and convective hot-air drying (CHD). The objective of this investigate was to report the influences of drying methods on okra quality under different drying conditions. Data analysis showed that rehydration ratio and colour change increased with increase in drying air temperature and air velocity while specific energy consumption and shrinkage ratio decreased with increase in drying air temperature under (CHD). The rehydration ratio and colour of dried okra increased with increase in both infrared intensity but it also increased with a decrease in air velocity under (IRD). In the MWD method, drying time, specific energy consumption and shrinkage ratio decreased with increases in microwave power while the rehydration ratio and colour increased. Optimum drying period, specific energy consumption, colour, shrinkage and rehydration ratio were obtained for microwave drying. The model of Midilli et al. is the greatest for describing the drying curves of okra under all the drying processing conditions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (5-6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bengang Wu ◽  
Zhongli Pan ◽  
Baoguo Xu ◽  
Junwen Bai ◽  
Hamed M. El-Mashad ◽  
...  

Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the processing parameters and quality of carrots under sequential infrared (IR) dry-blanching and (1) hot air drying (IRB-HAD), (2) infrared drying (IRB-IRD), and (3) Infrared-hot air drying (IRB-IRHAD). Water blanching at 90oC was used for comparison. The quality of dried carrot was evaluated based on vitamin C content, rehydration ratio, color, shrinkage and hardness. Applying IR dry-blanching for 15 min resulted in the reductions of about one log in peroxidase (POD) activities and 54 % in moisture reduction. A notable change in the surface color and retention of vitamin C were obtained with IR blanching. IRB-IRD and IRB-IRHAD had higher drying rates and higher quality. The recommended processing parameters for IRB-IRHAD are IR blanching for 15 min, followed by IR drying to a moisture content of 30–40 % wet basis (w.b.), and then finished by HA drying to a targeted MC (8 % w.b.).


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 598
Author(s):  
Graziana Difonzo ◽  
Antonella Aresta ◽  
Pietro Cotugno ◽  
Roberta Ragni ◽  
Giacomo Squeo ◽  
...  

Olive pomace is a semisolid by-product of olive oil production and represents a valuable source of functional phytocompounds. The valorization of agro-food chain by-products represents a key factor in reducing production costs, providing benefits related to their reuse. On this ground, we herein investigate extraction methods with supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) of functional phytocompounds from olive pomace samples subjected to two different drying methods, i.e., freeze drying and hot-air drying. Olive pomace was produced using the two most common industrial olive oil production processes, one based on the two-phase (2P) decanter and one based on the three-phase (3P) decanter. Our results show that freeze drying more efficiently preserves phytocompounds such as α-tocopherol, carotenoids, chlorophylls, and polyphenols, whereas hot-air drying does not compromise the β-sitosterol content and the extraction of squalene is not dependent on the drying method used. Moreover, higher amounts of α-tocopherol and polyphenols were extracted from 2P olive pomace, while β-sitosterol, chlorophylls, and carotenoids were more concentrated in 3P olive pomace. Finally, tocopherol and pigment/polyphenol fractions exerted antioxidant activity in vitro and in accelerated oxidative conditions. These results highlight the potential of olive pomace to be upcycled by extracting from it, with green methods, functional phytocompounds for reuse in food and pharmaceutical industries.


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Yu ◽  
Zijian Shangguan ◽  
Xingju Yang ◽  
Dan Sun ◽  
Baoqing Zhu ◽  
...  

AbstractDifferent drying methods, including hot air drying (HAD), freeze drying (FD), spray drying and vacuum drying (VD), were investigated to determine their influence on the chromatic coordinates, phenolics, anthocyanins and antioxidant activities of dried red raspberry (Rubus lambertianus). Pelargonidin-3-O-glucoside and catechin were found to be the main anthocyanin and non-anthocyanin phenolics, respectively, in fresh red raspberry. The most effective method for controlling browning was FD. The highest protective effects against bioactive compounds were observed in freeze-dried powders, when measuring the total anthocyanins, the scavenging of DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) and hydroxyl radicals and the inhibition effects on lard oxidation. HAD was effective for the preservation of total phenolics, while VD was useful for protecting catechin and procyanidin B1.


Author(s):  
Dat Q Tran

Dried vegetables are considered convenient for storage, transportation and preservation. The different drying techniques could influence the quality of resulting products. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of three distinguish drying methods as hot-air drying, foam-mat drying and microwave drying on the color retention and chlorophyll of green vegetables powder. Fresh spinach(Spinacia oleraceaL.), celery (Apium graveolensL.), Malabar spinach (Basella albaL.) were dried by different methods: hot air at 60oC, foam-mat at 60oC and microwave at 270 W until the samples reached approximately 9% of moisture content (wb). The drying time of the dried samples by microwave, foam-mat and hot-air method were 60, 210 and 240 min, respectively. Foam-mat dried vegetables were found to have the best quality in terms of color and the residual chlorophyll content. The findings suggest that foam-mat drying is promising in dried vegetable processing


2018 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 03023
Author(s):  
Natthacha Chaloeichitratham ◽  
Pornkanya Mawilai ◽  
Thadchapong Pongsuttiyakorn ◽  
Pimpen Pornchalermpong

In this study, the effects of two drying methods: hot-air and freeze drying for Thai green curry paste in a terms of drying time and qualities have been investigated. The hot-air drying was carried out in tray dryer at temperature of 50, 60 and 70 °C. The freeze drying was carried out in freeze dryer at freezing temperature of -20°C, primary drying temperature of -10°C and secondary drying temperature of 50°C. Moisture content, water activity, colour, bulk density, and total phenolic content (TPC) were determined in samples. Freeze dried sample had significantly (p<0.05) lower moisture content, water activity, bulk density, total colour difference and browning index than hot air dried samples. For antioxidant activity, the results showed hot-air drying at 70°C effected highest TPC similar to freeze drying.


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