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- Title
Pulsed microwave assisted hot air drying of nutmeg mace for better colour retention.
- Authors
Meetha, J. N.; Muhammadali, P.; Joy, M. I.; Mahendran, R.; Santhakumaran, A.
- Abstract
A study was conducted on application of novel drying technology for better color retention of mace. Pulsed microwave assisted hot air drying was investigated at three different power levels 0.5 kW, 1 kW and 1.445 kW with 30 seconds pulsation at a hot air temperature of 45°C and the color values of mace were compared with the market and fresh sample using colorimeter. Further, the major flavor compound, myristicin in mace was analysed.
- Subjects
DRYING apparatus; MACE (Spice); NUTMEG (Spice)
- Publication
Journal of Spices & Aromatic Crops, 2016, Vol 25, Issue 1, p84
- ISSN
0971-3328
- Publication type
Article