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Pulsed Vacuum Drying of Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.): Effect of High-Humidity Hot Air Impingement Blanching Pretreatment on Drying Kinetics and Quality Attributes

Foods, 2022
With a high moisture content, fresh peppers are perishable and rot easily. Drying is essential for shelf-life extension. The natural thin wax layer on the pepper surface hinders moisture transfer. Traditionally, chemical dipping or mechanical pricking is
Zhihua Geng, Xiao Huang, Jun Wang, Hongwei Xiao, Xuhai Yang, Lichun Zhu, Xiaochen Qi, Qian Zhang, Bin Hu   +8 more
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DRYING CHARACTERISTICS OF 'ANKARA' PEAR SLICES

Italian Journal of Food Science, 2020
This study evaluated the effects of drying temperature and pre-treatment on the rehydration capacity and color parameters of sliced pears (cv. Ankara). Drying trials were conducted at 55, 65, and 75 degrees C. Pre-treatment consisted of immersion of pear slices in a citric-acid solution or blanching in hot water.
Oztekin, Y. B., Sacilik, K.
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Intermittent Microwave Drying Characteristics and Quality Changes of Xilin Fire Ginger Slices

Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2022
In order to improve the drying efficiency, microwave intermittent drying characteristics of Xilin fire ginger slices were studied and drying kinetics model was established.
Jimin HUANG, Zhaolong WU, Hao LI, Guiying CHEN, Fang LIN, Bingzheng LI, Zhimin HUANG   +6 more
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Effect of High-Humidity Hot Air Impingement Steaming on Cistanche deserticola Slices: Drying Characteristics, Weight Loss, Microstructure, Color, and Active Components

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Cistanche deserticola is one of the most precious herbal medicines and is widely used in the pharmaceutical and healthy food industries. Steaming is an important step prior to drying in the processing of C. deserticola.
Ziping Ai, Yawen Lin, Yongkang Xie, Samir Mowafy, Samir Mowafy, Yue Zhang, Mengjia Li, Yanhong Liu   +7 more
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Characteristics and Quality Analysis of Radio Frequency-Hot Air Combined Segmented Drying of Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum)

Foods, 2022
To overcome the problems of a long conventional drying time, low energy efficiency, and poor product quality, a segmented drying approach was developed for fresh wolfberry (Lycium barbarum) using a radio frequency (RF)-hot air drying process, which was ...
Yanrui Xu, Zepeng Zang, Qian Zhang, Tongxun Wang, Jianwei Shang, Xiaopeng Huang, Fangxin Wan   +6 more
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Studies on drying and drying characteristics of tomato

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROCESSING AND POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY, 2016
Dehydrated tomato products (pieces, slices) were prepared to study the effect of drying time on moisture content and drying rate. The tomato pieces and slices (5, 10, 15 mm thick) were treated with citric acid (0.1%) and NaCl (2%) and further dried in tray dryer (55 ± 2 o C).
K.A. MANE, S.V. GHODKE
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Performance Evaluation of an Inflatable Solar Dryer for Maize and the Effect on Product Quality Compared with Direct Sun Drying

Applied Sciences, 2021
Maize is an important staple in Africa, which necessitates immediate drying to preserve the postharvest quality. The traditional drying of maize in the open sun is prone to adverse weather and extraneous contamination.
Janvier Ntwali, Steffen Schock, Sebastian Romuli, Christine G. Kiria Chege, Noble Banadda, Gloria Aseru, Joachim Müller   +6 more
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Drying Behavior and Kinetics of Drying Process of Plant-Based Enteric Hard Capsules

Pharmaceutics, 2021
The drying process is a significant step in the manufacturing process of enteric hard capsules, which affects the physical and chemical properties of the capsules. Thus, the drying characteristics of plant-based enteric hard capsules were investigated at
Chuqi He, Haodong Wang, Yucheng Yang, Yayan Huang, Xueqin Zhang, Moses Arowo, Jing Ye, Na Zhang, Meitian Xiao   +8 more
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Study of Molding and Drying Characteristics of Compressed Municipal Sludge-Corn Stalk Fuel Pellets

Energies, 2021
Sludge incineration is a sludge resource management and disposal method that can greatly decrease the volume of sludge, reduce the degree of harm and realize the recovery of sludge heat energy.
Li Ma, Li Sha, Xingxin Liu, Shuting Zhang   +3 more
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Studies on Effects of Drying Methods on Quality Characteristics of Tomato Pulp Leather [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The present study investigated the drying characteristics and quality attributes of tomato pulp leather prepared using tray drying and hot air oven methods at temperatures of 60°C, 65°C, and 70°C. Sensory evaluation identified the best samples as T3 (hot
Sonkar Nitin, Mobin Sheikh. A., Sonkar Chitra   +2 more
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