In this study, four different apple varieties were dried in a solar tunnel dryer using methods. Apple slices immersed solution consisting of 0.5% ascorbic acid, sodium metabisulphite, and citric acid for 3 min. Constant measurements performed various parts the drying air temperature, irradiation, velocity, relative humidity during drying. The change mass apples was measured on daily basis. Furt...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect incorporation apple puree and maltodextrin agar sol on sorption properties structure dried gel. different drying methods behaviour aerated gels also observed. with addition 25% 40% concentration or without were prepared dried. foamed gel subjected freeze-drying, air-drying vacuum-drying. (adsorption isotherms, water uptake in time) investigated....

Acrylamide concentrations in prune products--baby strained prunes (range = 75-265 µg kg(-1)), baby apple/prune juice (33-61 µg kg(-1)), prune juice (186-916 µg kg(-1)) and prunes (58-332 µg kg(-1))--on the Canadian market were determined. The formation of acrylamide in a simulated plum juice was also investigated under 'drying conditions' in an open vessel at temperatures <100°C for 24 h and un...

"Mollar de Elche" is the most popular Spanish pomegranate cultivar (intense sweetness and easy-to-chew arils); however, arils have pale pink colour and flat sensory profile. "Mollar the Elche" arils first underwent an osmotic dehydration pre-treatment (OD) with concentrated juices: (i) chokeberry, (ii) apple, and/or (iii) pomegranate cultivar "Wonderful", to improve their antioxidant capacity, ...

The mathematical description of changes dried apples characteristics (mass gain, volume increase, dry matter loss, rehydration indices, and colour) during their was performed. effect conditions both processes on model parameters were also considered. Apple slices (3 10 mm) cubes (10 in natural convection (drying air velocity 0.01 m/s), forced (0.5 2 fluidisation (6 m/s). Drying temperatures (Td...

Plant tissue has a complex cellular structure which is an aggregate of individual cells bonded by middle lamella. During drying processes, plant tissue undergoes extreme deformations which are mainly driven by moisture removal and turgor loss. Numerical modelling of this problem becomes challenging when conventional grid-based modelling techniques such as finite element and finite difference me...