Solar dryers for food applications: Concepts, designs, and recent advances

Y Mohana, R Mohanapriya, T Anukiruthika, KS Yoha… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Considering the growing energy crisis, the need for green-energy alternatives is inevitable.
Food processing must consider the application of renewable energy for replacing …

Novel drying techniques for the food industry

JA Moses, T Norton, K Alagusundaram… - Food Engineering …, 2014 - Springer
The drying of foods is hugely important technique for the food industry and offers
possibilities for ingredient development and novel products to consumers. In recent years …

Development of fiber-enriched 3D printed snacks from alternative foods: A study on button mushroom

K Keerthana, T Anukiruthika, JA Moses… - Journal of Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the development of fiber-enriched snacks from mushroom, an
alternative food ingredient, using 3D food printing. The printability of the material supply was …

Mycotoxin contamination in food: An exposition on spices

MP Thanushree, D Sailendri, KS Yoha… - Trends in Food Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Among several food and agricultural commodities, spices are valued for their
characteristic flavor. They may also impart color and improve the overall keeping quality of …

Refractance window drying of foods: A review

LM Raghavi, JA Moses… - Journal of food …, 2018 - Elsevier
Novel drying techniques emerging as outcome of laboratory-based research may yet prove
to have a positive impact on the food industry in terms of scalability, energy efficiency, cost …

3D extrusion printing and post-processing of fibre-rich snack from indigenous composite flour

P Krishnaraj, T Anukiruthika, P Choudhary… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2019 - Springer
This study focused on developing nutritious 3D-printed snacks from composite flour
prepared from barnyard millet, green gram, fried gram, and ajwain seeds. The work …

Comprehensive review on ideas, designs and current techniques in solar dryer for food applications

R Naveenkumar, M Ravichandran, R Harish… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Due to the expansion of residents, the consumption of non-renewable energy increased
enormously, thus indirectly increasing pollution and affecting the surroundings. To reduce …

Conductive hydro drying through refractance window drying – An alternative technique for drying of Lactobacillus plantarum (NCIM 2083)

KS Yoha, JA Moses… - Drying Technology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The process of drying improves the shelf-life of a range of food products. Considering drying
of probiotics, retention of cell viability is challenging, yet crucial. The impact of various drying …

Solar-biomass and dielectric drying of mace: an investigation on renewable and fourth generation drying technologies

PV Alfiya, E Jayashree - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to dry mace under solar and microwave assisted convective drying system
to assess the quality of end products and the process sustainability. Conventionally, mace is …

Microwave-dried or air-dried? Consumers' stated preferences and attitudes for organic dried strawberries. A multi-country investigation in Europe

D Asioli, C Rocha, R Wongprawmas, M Popa… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Non-thermal food processing technologies are becoming more important in the organic food
sector because, beyond preserving the organic feature, they could offer organic products …