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- Title
Evaluation of Organic Acids and Ultrasound as Pretreatment in Convective Drying Kinetics and Quality Parameters of Pumpkin.
- Authors
Moura, José R. R. de O.; de Morais, Blenda R. S.; da Silva, João H. F.; Alves, Amanda S. S.; Brandão, Shirley C. R.; Azoubel, Patricia M.
- Abstract
There is a growing interest in the food industry in new drying technologies that reduce the time required for dehydration, combined with low energy consumption, low environmental impact, and maintenance of the overall quality of the product. This work investigated convective drying of pumpkin with and without ultrasound-organic (citric or acetic) acid pretreatment for different durations (10, 20, and 30 min). Drying was carried out at 60 °C, and the Wang and Singh model had the best fit for the experimental data. Samples pretreated for 30 min had the shortest drying times. Water diffusivities ranged from 6.68 × 10−8 m2/s to 7.31 × 10−8 m2/s, with the pretreated samples presenting the highest values. The dried pumpkin water activity values were below 0.60. Regarding color parameters, there was a slight increase in luminosity, a slight reduction in a*, and a significant increase in b*. Drying resulted in the loss of ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds, but the samples pretreated with citric acid showed better retention. There was also a reduction in the total carotenoid content, but samples pretreated with acetic acid for 10 and 20 min showed the best retention.
- Subjects
ORGANIC acids; PHENOLIC acids; VITAMIN C; PHENOLS; ENERGY consumption
- Publication
Foods, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 16, p2502
- ISSN
2304-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/foods13162502