Effect of osmotic pretreatment on air drying characteristics and colour of pepper (Capsicum spp) cultivars

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 488-495

  Falade, Kolawole Olumuyiwa ^a   Oyedele, Olaniyi O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Activation energy; CIE L* a* b* colour; Effective moisture diffusivity; Osmotic dehydration; Pepper cultivars

Indexed keywords

AIR DRYING; ARRHENIUS EQUATION; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; COLOUR DIFFERENCES; DRYING CHARACTERISTICS; DRYING RATES; DRYING TEMPERATURE; EFFECTIVE MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; FALLING-RATE; FICK'S LAW; MOISTURE DIFFUSION; MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION; PEPPER CULTIVARS; PRE-TREATMENT; SUCROSE SOLUTION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COLOR; COLOR COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CURING; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; DRYING; MOISTURE; OSMOSIS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS;

EID: 79951770766     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-010-0083-4     Document Type: Article

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