Study of the drying kinetics for apples in a convective drier

In the present work a convective drier was used to dehydrate apple slices up to a moisture content of less than 2 % (wet basis), so as to obtain a crunchy apple snack. Two commercial varieties were tested, namely Golden and Smith. The drier was operated at different temperatures, 30, 40 50 and 60 ºC...

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Main Author: Cruz, AC (author)
Other Authors: Guiné, Raquel (author), Gonçalves, JC (author), Correia, AC (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/1128
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipv.pt:10400.19/1128