EFFECT OF OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION ON DRYING K INETICS OF MANGO FRUIT

Authors
BORGES SV MENEGALLI FC
Citation
Sv. Borges et Fc. Menegalli, EFFECT OF OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION ON DRYING K INETICS OF MANGO FRUIT, Pesquisa agropecuaria brasileira, 29(4), 1994, pp. 637-642
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,"Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Pesquisa agropecuaria brasileira → ACNP
ISSN journal
0100204X
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
637 - 642
Database
ISI
SICI code
0100-204X(1994)29:4<637:EOODOD>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The influence of previous osmotic dehydration on drying of mango (Mang ifera indica) fruit was studied. The fruit was dehydrated with 65% sac arose solution at 30-degrees-C, for five hours. Kinetics of drying was conducted at 40, 50 and 60-degrees-C. Osmotic treatment decreased wat er contents down to 72%, while total sugar content was increased up to 21%. Drying rates were reduced by previous osmotic treatment, Kinetic s of drying were correlated by experimental equations of X/Xo = Ae(-Bt ) type.