Effect of pre-treatments and drying on the quality attributes of dried rhododendron flowers
Rhododendron is a highly perishable and nutritious flower abundant in phytocompounds. However, due to its availability for a short span, it is not much exploited by food researchers. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to optimize the pre-treatments for drying of Rhododendron with maximum ph...
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| description | Rhododendron is a highly perishable and nutritious flower abundant in phytocompounds. However, due to its availability for a short span, it is not much exploited by food researchers. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to optimize the pre-treatments for drying of Rhododendron with maximum phytochemical retention. The effect of different variables was evaluated on the physico-chemical parameters (such as moisture, ash, protein, total sugars and reducing sugars) and phytocompounds (such as ascorbic acid, carotenoids, anthocyanin, total phenols, flavonoids, antioxidant activity and tannins). All the quality attributes were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) affected by blanching treatment and dipping time. Among the chemical pre-treatments, KMS had a significant (p ≤ 0.05) effect on the retention of all phytochemicals, whereas, citric acid could not possess a significant (p ≤ 0.05) effect on the phytochemicals. The optimum process conditions for Rhododendron flowers were found to be 3 min blanching time, 2000 ppm KMS, 0% citric acid, and 26.28 min dipping time along with 0.917 desirability. In the nutshell, it is concluded that KMS in combination with blanching, prior to drying has been proven beneficial in the preservation of the phytocompounds and has the potential to utilize as a new ingredient in various food products. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a90313d8ce84a52820d33df6497b0cf2023-06-25T04:44:59ZengElsevierFood Chemistry Advances2772-753X2023-10-012100306Effect of pre-treatments and drying on the quality attributes of dried rhododendron flowersManjri Sharma0Vikas Kumar1Ramandeep Kaur2Satish Kumar3Sheenam Suri4Rakesh Sharma5Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411, IndiaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India; Corresponding author.Department of Food Science and Technology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India; Corresponding author.College of Horticulture and Forestry, Thunag, Mandi, Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173230, IndiaDepartment of Food Technology and Nutrition, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411, IndiaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173230, IndiaRhododendron is a highly perishable and nutritious flower abundant in phytocompounds. However, due to its availability for a short span, it is not much exploited by food researchers. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to optimize the pre-treatments for drying of Rhododendron with maximum phytochemical retention. The effect of different variables was evaluated on the physico-chemical parameters (such as moisture, ash, protein, total sugars and reducing sugars) and phytocompounds (such as ascorbic acid, carotenoids, anthocyanin, total phenols, flavonoids, antioxidant activity and tannins). All the quality attributes were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) affected by blanching treatment and dipping time. Among the chemical pre-treatments, KMS had a significant (p ≤ 0.05) effect on the retention of all phytochemicals, whereas, citric acid could not possess a significant (p ≤ 0.05) effect on the phytochemicals. The optimum process conditions for Rhododendron flowers were found to be 3 min blanching time, 2000 ppm KMS, 0% citric acid, and 26.28 min dipping time along with 0.917 desirability. In the nutshell, it is concluded that KMS in combination with blanching, prior to drying has been proven beneficial in the preservation of the phytocompounds and has the potential to utilize as a new ingredient in various food products.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772753X23001272Citric acidPhytocompoundsPotassium metabisulfitePre-treatments |
| spellingShingle | Manjri Sharma Vikas Kumar Ramandeep Kaur Satish Kumar Sheenam Suri Rakesh Sharma Effect of pre-treatments and drying on the quality attributes of dried rhododendron flowers Food Chemistry Advances Citric acid Phytocompounds Potassium metabisulfite Pre-treatments |
| title | Effect of pre-treatments and drying on the quality attributes of dried rhododendron flowers |
| title_full | Effect of pre-treatments and drying on the quality attributes of dried rhododendron flowers |
| title_fullStr | Effect of pre-treatments and drying on the quality attributes of dried rhododendron flowers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of pre-treatments and drying on the quality attributes of dried rhododendron flowers |
| title_short | Effect of pre-treatments and drying on the quality attributes of dried rhododendron flowers |
| title_sort | effect of pre treatments and drying on the quality attributes of dried rhododendron flowers |
| topic | Citric acid Phytocompounds Potassium metabisulfite Pre-treatments |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772753X23001272 |
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