Combined drying of Nopal pads ( Opuntia ficus‐indica ): Optimization of osmotic dehydration as a pretreatment before hot air drying

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabel Rodriguez ◽  
Ana María Sancho ◽  
Yanina Barrio ◽  
Pablo Rosito ◽  
Marta Sofía Gozzi
Author(s):  
Marta Igual ◽  
María Luisa Castelló ◽  
Eva Roda ◽  
María Dolores Ortolá

In this work the authors have studied the effect of hot-air drying with or without a previous osmotic dehydration pretreatment to produce dried cut persimmon with a different geometry (slices and sectors). A kinetic study has been carried out analysing mass variation, colour and texture changes in samples. Two sensory analyses were also performed considering drying time and geometry. Furthermore, the influence of 35 days of storage on optical and mechanical properties was also determined. The results obtained showed that geometry did not affect the parameters analyzed. According to the results of the kinetic study, the selected drying times were 8 and 12 hours. Osmotic pretreatment does not imply improvements in the final product. Judges preferred slices dried for 8 hours without osmotic pretreatment. The time of storage did not influence the optical and mechanical properties.


2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunhong Liu ◽  
Jianye Wu ◽  
Cuijuan Chong ◽  
Shuai Miao

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 4193-4202
Author(s):  
Diego F. Tirado ◽  
Kevin J. González-Morelo ◽  
Mariano J. Puerta ◽  
Oscar Y. Ahumada ◽  
Diofanor Acevedo Correa

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