Journal
ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
Volume 73, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105510
Keywords
Ultrasonic drying; Apple; Antioxidant capacity; Total phenols; Microstructure
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Funding
- National Science Foundation I/UCRC [1624812]
- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) [2018-67017-27913]
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Industrial Innovation & Partnersh [1624812] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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The study explored a novel non-thermal ultrasonic contact drying method for apple slices, which showed promising results in reducing drying time and improving product quality without the need for heating.
Drying is one of the most prevalent methods to reduce water activity and preserve foods. However, it is also the most energy-intensive food processing unit operation. Although a number of drying methods have been proposed and tested for the purpose of achieving a time- and energy-efficient drying process, almost all current drying methods still rely on thermal energy to remove moisture from the product. In this study, a novel use of power ultrasound was explored for drying of apple slices without the application of heat. The non-thermal ultrasound contact drying (US-CD) was performed in the presence of an air stream (26?40 ?C) flowing over product surface to remove mist or vapor produced by the ultrasound treatment. The effects of the non-thermal US-CD, hot-air drying (HAD), and freeze drying (FD) on the changes in rehydration ratio, pH, titratable acidity, water activity, color, glass transition temperature, texture, antioxidant capacity, total phenols, and microstructures of the samples were evaluated. The moisture content of the apple slices reached below 5% (w.b.) after 75?80 min of USCD, which was about 45% less than that of the HAD method. The antioxidant capacity and total phenol contents of the US-CD samples were significantly higher than that of the AD samples. The non-thermal ultrasonic contact drying is a promising method which has the potential to significantly reduce drying time and improve product quality.
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