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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
‘Annurca’ apple, a southern Italian cultivar, is known for its reddening, taste and flavour among the other types of apples, and also for health promoting effects. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a novel pre-treatment, by dipping in a solution containing trehalose, sodium chloride, sucrose, and of drying process conditions (temperature and time) on drying kinetics and quality attributes of dried apple slabs. Drying experiments were carried out by convective drying at temperatures of 50, 55, 60 and 65 °C at a constant air velocity of 2.3 m/s. Pre-treatment provided an increment of moisture loss, and a reduction of drying time and shrinkage at all temperatures. The combination of pre-treatment and drying at 65 °C assured the lowest colour changes, the best preservation of structure, as well as the less shrinkage, the higher rehydration capacity and the highest score for sensorial overall acceptability. On the …
Publisher: 
Elsevier
Publication date: 
1 May 2019
Authors: 

Begüm Önal, Giuseppina Adiletta, Alessio Crescitelli, Marisa Di Matteo, Paola Russo

Biblio References: 
Volume: 115 Pages: 87-99
Origin: 
Food and bioproducts processing