Effect of High-Humidity Hot Air Impingement Steaming on Cistanche deserticola Slices: Drying Characteristics, Weight Loss, Microstructure, Color, and Active Components

Cistanche deserticola is one of the most precious herbal medicines and is widely used in the pharmaceutical and healthy food industries. Steaming is an important step prior to drying in the processing of C. deserticola. This research investigated the effects of high-humidity hot air impingement stea...

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Main Authors: Ziping Ai, Yawen Lin, Yongkang Xie, Samir Mowafy, Yue Zhang, Mengjia Li, Yanhong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.824822/full