Intermittent Microwave-Vacuum Drying Effects on Pears
In the present study, the effects of intermittent microwave-vacuum drying on the “Deveci” pear in terms of the drying kinetics, mineral content, protein content, rehydration ratio, color, energy, specific energy and microstructure were investigated. According to the drying treatments, increased micr...
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| description | In the present study, the effects of intermittent microwave-vacuum drying on the “Deveci” pear in terms of the drying kinetics, mineral content, protein content, rehydration ratio, color, energy, specific energy and microstructure were investigated. According to the drying treatments, increased microwave power (100 and 200 W) and vacuum (200 and 400 mmHg) applications provided higher drying rates and protein content. Dried pear samples had a higher mineral content than fresh samples because of the increasing dry matter content. At the higher vacuum level experiments, the energy consumption reduced and the rehydration ratio increased. Moreover, the higher microwave power caused a decrease of the L* (lightness) value. However, a regular pore size and pore distribution in all drying experiments were observed in the microstructures of microwave-vacuum-dried samples. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-20b9bf4442b1445db6e354712eaf32a22025-02-03T00:47:42ZengInstitute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of SciencesPolish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences2083-60072019-02-0169110110810.31883/pjfns-2019-0010101682Intermittent Microwave-Vacuum Drying Effects on PearsOnur Taskin0Ahmet Polat1Nazmi Izli2Baris Bulent Asik3Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Bursa Uludag University, Gorukle Campus, 16059, Bursa, TurkeyDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Bursa Uludag University, Gorukle Campus, 16059, Bursa, TurkeyDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Bursa Uludag University, Gorukle Campus, 16059, Bursa, TurkeyDepartment of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Bursa Uludag University, Gorukle Campus, 16059, Bursa, TurkeyIn the present study, the effects of intermittent microwave-vacuum drying on the “Deveci” pear in terms of the drying kinetics, mineral content, protein content, rehydration ratio, color, energy, specific energy and microstructure were investigated. According to the drying treatments, increased microwave power (100 and 200 W) and vacuum (200 and 400 mmHg) applications provided higher drying rates and protein content. Dried pear samples had a higher mineral content than fresh samples because of the increasing dry matter content. At the higher vacuum level experiments, the energy consumption reduced and the rehydration ratio increased. Moreover, the higher microwave power caused a decrease of the L* (lightness) value. However, a regular pore size and pore distribution in all drying experiments were observed in the microstructures of microwave-vacuum-dried samples.http://www.journalssystem.com/pjfns/,101682,0,2.htmlmicrowave-vacuum dryingmineral contentproteinrehydration ratiocolorscanning electron microscopy |
| spellingShingle | Onur Taskin Ahmet Polat Nazmi Izli Baris Bulent Asik Intermittent Microwave-Vacuum Drying Effects on Pears Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences microwave-vacuum drying mineral content protein rehydration ratio color scanning electron microscopy |
| title | Intermittent Microwave-Vacuum Drying Effects on Pears |
| title_full | Intermittent Microwave-Vacuum Drying Effects on Pears |
| title_fullStr | Intermittent Microwave-Vacuum Drying Effects on Pears |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intermittent Microwave-Vacuum Drying Effects on Pears |
| title_short | Intermittent Microwave-Vacuum Drying Effects on Pears |
| title_sort | intermittent microwave vacuum drying effects on pears |
| topic | microwave-vacuum drying mineral content protein rehydration ratio color scanning electron microscopy |
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