Effect of hot air, solar and sun drying treatments on provitamin A retention in orange-fleshed sweetpotato

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-171

  Bechoff, A ^a   Dufour, D ^b,c   Dhuique Mayer, C ^b   Marouze C ^b   Reynes, M ^b   Westby, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Drying; Hot air; Provitamin A retention; Solar; Sun; Sweetpotato; Vitamin A activity

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; DRYING; ISOMERS; SOLAR DRYERS; SUN;

CAROTENOIDS; HOT AIR; PROVITAMIN A RETENTION; SOLAR; SWEETPOTATO; VITAMIN A ACTIVITY;

CURING;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 59249105384     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.10.034     Document Type: Article

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