Microwave assisted fluidized bed drying of bitter gourd: Modelling and optimization of process conditions based on bioactive components

Bitter gourds were dried under varied drying conditions in a microwave assisted fluidized bed dryer, and the process was optimized using response surface methodology. Microwave power, temperature and air velocity were used as process variables for drying and the process parameters were varied betwee...

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Main Authors: Insha Zahoor, Aamir Hussain Dar, Kshirod Kumar Dash, R. Pandiselvam, Alexandru Vasile Rusu, Monica Trif, Punit Singh, G. Jeevarathinam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Food Chemistry: X
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259015752300007X