Carotenoids are increasingly drawing the attention of researchers as a major natural food
color due to their inherent nutritional characteristics and the implicated possible role in …

Improper handling of fruits and vegetables causes a significant postharvest loss. Among the
postharvest preservation mechanisms, solar dryers are reported as sustainable and suitable …

The effects of hot-air drying (AD), freeze drying (FD) and Refractance Window drying (RWD)
on the retention of anthocyanins, phenolics, flavonoids, vitamin C and B, and antioxidant …

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 …

This study aimed to produce a whey protein isolate (WPI) based nanocomposite film
containing copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) with coconut essential oil (CEO)(0, 0.4 …

The present study examines the effects of various formulations (traditional and hydrocolloid)
and drying techniques [hot air drying at 50, 60 or 70° C, microwave-assisted hot air drying …

Mango slices (1 and 2mm thickness) were dried by using the Refractance Window™(RW)
technique with the water bath temperature set at 92° C. Drying kinetics, water activity, and …

Abstract Influence of Refractance Window™ Drying (RWD), a novel contact drying method,
on carotenoids, capsaicinoids, Retinol Activity Equivalent (RAE) and Scoville Heat Unit …

Background Natural food colorants obtained from plants are of growing interest, as they are
safe and healthy and positively affect the color of the food; in addition, they may have further …

The influence of various drying methods, namely hot-air drying (HAD), heat pump drying
(HPD), freeze-drying (FD), and microwave freeze drying (MFD), on the structural …