Viscoelastic behaviour of dehydrated products during rehydration

Viscoelastic behaviour of dehydrated products during rehydration of apple, banana, carrot and potato was examined under uniaxial compression tests. Samples were dehydrated with four different drying methods: conventional, vacuum, freeze and osmotic-freeze drying and after that they were rehydrated in an air dryer at 50°C and 80% air humidity. Compression tests were performed during rehydration for various moisture contents, ranging from 0.01 to 1.5 kg/kg dry basis. The viscoelastic behaviour of dehydrated products during rehydration were examined comparing the values of the four parameters incorporated into the stress–strain model, during rehydration with those of dehydrated products. The four examined parameters: maximum stress, maximum strain, elastic parameter and viscoelastic exponent seem to show a hysteresis phenomenon. It can be concluded that dehydrated product do not keep their viscoelastic behaviour after rehydration due to structural damages that occur during drying. More specifically, freeze dried materials present the highest hysteresis after rehydration, losing their elasticity and becoming more viscous. Osmotic pretreatment seems to help freeze dried materials to keep their elastic nature, probably due to solids gain. Air and vacuum dried materials showed the smallest hysteresis tendency, keeping their viscoelastic characteristics during rehydration close to those of dried materials.     

Comparative Study of Quality Changes Occurring on Dehydration and Rehydration of Cooked Chickpeas (Cicer Arietinum L.) Subjected to Combined Microwave–Convective and Convective Hot Air Dehydration

ABSTRACT:  Convective hot air dehydration (100 °C) of cooked chickpeas was compared with the combination of microwave–convective hot air dehydration, in terms of microstructure, density, color, texture, dehydration, and rehydration. In the combined drying experiments, 2 levels of microwave power (100 W and 200 W) were investigated, combined continuously with convective air drying at 100 °C. Compared with convective hot air drying, combination drying led to a considerable reduction in dehydration time. Combination drying also improved the porosity of the finished dehydrated product, leading to faster rehydration kinetics. Cryogenic scanning electron microscopy micrographs showed that chickpeas subjected to combined drying experienced less shrinkage than those dried by convective hot air. Combination drying at the higher (200 W) level produced a darker ( P < 0.05) rehydrated product with significantly lower relative rehydrated moisture content ( P < 0.05) when compared with the lower (100 W) level of combination drying.     

Microwave and convective dehydration of ethanol treated and frozen apple – physical properties and drying kinetics

The objective of this study was to examine how the drying kinetics and physical properties of apples are affected by pre-treatment with 95% ethanol or freezing at –18 °C before microwave-assisted air dehydration at 50, 60 and 70 °C. Microwave heating was used to obtain these temperatures in the centre of the apple cubes. After dehydration the shrinkage and rehydration capacity were measured. The texture of dehydrated and rehydrated samples was analysed with a puncture test in a texture analyser. Samples were also analysed with confocal laser scanning microscopy to determine the correlation between physical and microstructural properties. Diffusivity in the different dehydration processes was calculated. Ethanol-treated apples showed both high rehydration and high effective rehydration capacity compared with the other samples. Freezing before dehydration increased the diffusivity and reduced the firmness of rehydrated apples compared with no pre-treatment.     

接触脱水膜干燥对南美白对虾干复水特性的影响

接触脱水膜（contact dehydrating sheet,CDS）是一种适用于鱼肉等富含蛋白质食品干燥的新型冷脱水技术。为研究低温脱水对南美白对虾干复水特性的改善作用及其内在原因,本实验研究了CDS脱水至不同水分质量分数虾干的蛋白质结构变化及复水过程中复原率、持水力和水分状态的分布情况,并和热风干燥（hot air drying,HAD）的虾干进行比较。结果表明：采用CDS脱水法制备的不同水分质量分数（60%、45%、30%,以湿基计）虾干复原率、持水力均高于相对应的HAD脱水虾干组,其中水分质量分数为30%时,CDS脱水虾干的复原率、持水力分别为85.22%、69.17%,明显高于HAD脱水虾干（62.55%、65.73%）。低场核磁共振分析表明CDS脱水处理的水分质量分数为30%的虾干复水后虾仁的结合水、不易流动水、自由水比例均比HAD处理组更接近鲜虾。表面疏水性和蛋白质结构分析表明CDS脱水虾干蛋白的表面疏水性变化程度比HAD脱水低,蛋白质二级结构变化比HAD脱水虾干小。因此,CDS脱水法能维持蛋白质结构的完整性,复水后的虾干有更好的复原率、持水力,使产品品质更接近鲜虾,可以作为对虾及其他高值水产品的脱水干燥新途径。     

Modeling dehydration and rehydration of cooked soybeans subjected to combined microwave–hot-air drying

Pre-cooked soybeans were subjected to convective hot-air, microwave and combined microwave–hot-air dehydration. Three microwave levels (210, 300, 560 W) and three air temperatures (160, 180, 200 °C) were examined. Drying kinetics, rehydration kinetics and colour change were investigated relative to microwave level and air temperature. Combined microwave–hot-air drying decreased the drying time required when compared to drying with either hot-air or microwave energy alone. Predictive models were developed to describe dehydration and rehydration kinetics. Dehydration rate, rehydration rate and total colour change of rehydrated product generally increased with microwave level and air temperature. Within the studied range, optimal drying occurred for the lowest levels of both microwave and air temperature studied, i.e. microwave power = 210 W, air temperature = 160 °C.Industrial relevanceApplication of microwave energy simultaneously with convective hot-air drying to pre-cooked soybeans was up to four times faster when compared to convective drying alone, and up to twice as fast when compared to microwave drying alone. Rehydration time for soybeans subjected to combined microwave–hot-air drying was 50–60% less than for legumes subjected to either convective or microwave drying alone. Therefore, application of combined microwave–hot-air drying to pre-cooked soybeans resulted in significant saving in process time, while also producing a dehydrated product with fast rehydration properties.     

PRODUCTION OF A LOW-CHOLESTEROL SHRIMP USING SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACTION

A low‐cholesterol shrimp was produced using supercritical extraction. The processing sequence included freeze drying, cholesterol extraction and rehydration. The shrimp was freeze dried, kept under vacuum until an experimental central composite rotatory design was applied using Response Surface Analysis for the supercritical extraction process. Three variables at five levels each were tested during the experiment (pressure, volume and temperature). After the extraction procedure, various rehydration and cooking conditions were applied to obtain a processed product with characteristics similar to those of the natural shrimp. Two sensory analyses were performed: one which compared the attributes of fresh shrimp with those of the freeze‐dried and rehydrated products, and another one which compared the acceptability between fresh shrimp and low‐cholesterol shrimp after freeze drying, supercritical extraction and rehydration. Under the conditions of 310 bar, 1875 L of carbon dioxide and 37C, it was possible to obtain a low‐cholesterol shrimp with acceptable organoleptic properties.     

干燥方式对复水香菇感官、质构及营养品质的影响

为获得复水性较好的干香菇,研究了热风干燥（hot-air drying,HAD）、中短波红外干燥（infrared radiation drying,IRD）和真空冷冻干燥（freeze drying,FD）香菇的复水特性及复水后的综合品质。结果表明：FD香菇具有均匀的多孔结构,使得干香菇的复水速率明显高于HAD香菇和IRD香菇,复水60?min即可达最大复水体积比（9.22）,且复水香菇的外观与鲜样接近。同时,复水后FD香菇的剪切力（1?352.99?g）和咀嚼性（232.54?g）最小,表明其质地柔软、易被切分。此外,FD复水香菇和其他两种复水香菇具有相似的电子鼻响应值曲线,表明其香气无差异。复水时FD香菇的蛋白质和VB2的溶出率最高,分别为0.42?mg/g和0.71×10－3?mg/g,说明FD复水香菇富含营养成分,且加工时较易溶出。综上,FD可作为一种较好的干燥方式来制备复水性较好的高品质香菇。     

EFFECT OF COMBINATION DRYING ON THE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CARROT AND PUMPKIN

The quality of dehydrated carrot and pumpkin pieces produced by combination drying employing partial freeze-drying and hot air-drying were investigated. The drying rate, the total energy requirement and the physico-chemical properties of the combination dried (CD) products were compared with those of hot air-dried (HAD) and freeze-dried (FD) products. The total carotenoid content of the two vegetables (1050 ppm and 160 ppm) was significantly affected by drying processes. Destruction of carotenoids during storage at different temperatures was less in the CD samples. The HAD vegetables exhibited shrinkage, case hardening and poor rehydration (25 and 28 min in cold water, rehydration ratio 1:2.6 and 1:2.9, respectively). The FD vegetables appeared wholesome, porous, well formed with excellent rehydration features at room temperature (rehydration time 2 and 3 min in cold water, rehydration ratio 1:7 and 1:6.9, respectively). The CD vegetables were comparatively superior to HAD products and were nearer in quality to FD products with respect to appearance, rehydration (9 and 10 min in cold water, rehydration ratio 1:5 and 1:4, respectively). The drying time and total energy for CD processing was 50% less than for FD but similar to HAD. The combination dehydration process is effective in obtaining high quality dehydrated vegetables.     

干制鲟鱼龙筋在不同复水温度下品质特性

试验以鲟鱼龙筋为研究对象,通过对鲟鱼龙筋复水效率、质构特性、感官评分和扫描电镜等指标对鲟鱼品质特性进行研究。结果表明,复水水温80℃时,复水效率明显高于常温条件下效率,其最大复水速率值达到5.016g/100 g。在物性特征及感官评价中,干燥条件为干燥温度80℃、空气相对湿度20%、干燥风速16 m/s时,其物性特征在不同水温复水后均接近于干燥前;常温条件(20℃)下复水后鲟鱼龙筋均优于在高温条件(80℃),更接近于干燥前的物性特征,说明常温条件(20℃)下复水鲟鱼龙筋更能保持其原有品质特性,通过干燥复水处理后的影响最低。扫描电镜得出,复水后的鲟鱼龙筋可基本恢复到干燥前的组织结构。     

Quality Changes of Dehydrated Restructured Fish Product from Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) as Affected by Drying Methods

Restructured fish slices from silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) were dried using air drying (AD), freeze drying (FD), and vacuum drying (VD) (4 mm thickness) and microwave-vacuum drying (MVD) (2, 4, 6, and 8 mm thickness). Quality attributes of the dried products were compared in terms of their rehydrated characteristics, change in dimensions, color, texture, sensory values before and after rehydration, and change in volatile compounds. AD, FD, and VD resulted in the different levels of shrinkage while MVD caused some expansion in diameter and thickness in the 4-, 6-, and 8-mm-thickness samples. Rehydration caused significant swelling in AD, FD, and VD products (p?<?0.05) but insignificant change in MVD products (p?>?0.05). Drying methods significantly affected the color and texture of both dried and rehydrated products (p?<?0.05), but slice thickness had no significant effect on the color in MVD products (p?>?0.05). MVD products rehydrated faster and had higher rehydration ratio as well as lower water hold capacity, hardness, springiness, cohesiveness, and chewiness than others. In sensory evaluation, MVD products alone exhibited acceptable crispness and favorable odor. The rehydrated dried products were acceptable by the sensory panelists and were preferred in the order: FD, VD, AD, MVD. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed that drying significantly decreased the n-alkanals and 1-octen-3-ol content (p?<?0.05) and produced new aldehydes including 2-methyl-propanal, 3-methyl-butanal, and furfural in MVD products. This study demonstrated that drying restructured fish meat can be potentially used to develop the new dried fish products using optimal drying conditions.     

Structural and physical properties of dried Anaheim chilli peppers modified by low‐temperature blanching

The effect of low‐temperature blanching and drying processes on the ultrastructural and physical properties of Anaheim chilli pepper was studied and optimum conditions to provide a final product with maximum firmness were determined. Lots of Anaheim pepper were blanched in water for 4 min at 48, 55, 65, 75 and 82 °C and maintained for hold times of 35, 45, 60, 75 and 85 min, blanched again for 4 min at 96 °C and dehydrated at 53, 60, 70, 80 and 87 °C. After treatment the samples were rehydrated in water at 30 °C. Rehydration ratio, texture and structural changes were evaluated. Optimisation used a second‐order rotatable central composite design. Texture and rehydration ratio were affected by blanching temperature and the interaction of blanching temperature with hold time (p ≤ 0.05); drying temperature did not show a significant effect. The best results, ie those which gave greatest firmness, were obtained by blanching at 64 °C for 4 min, holding for 55 min after blanching, followed by a second blanching at 96 °C for 4 min and then drying at 70 °C. Evaluation of the rehydrated dried pepper by microscopy showed that low‐temperature blanching close to the optimum conditions provided a protective effect in maintaining cell wall integrity. The results of processing increased firmness in the rehydrated product by a factor of 1.97. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry     

Assessment of convection,hot‐air combined with microwave‐vacuum and freeze‐drying methods for mushrooms with regard to product quality

Combined drying of hot air and microwave‐vacuum has been proposed as an alternative method to improve the quality of dried mushrooms, especially the structural and textural properties. In the present study, the effect of different drying methods namely, convective hot‐air drying, hot air combined with microwave‐vacuum drying and freeze‐drying on qualitative attributes of pretreated mushrooms was investigated. The quality assessment was based on colour, texture, density, porosity and rehydration characteristics of the dried mushrooms. Combined drying of hot air and microwave‐vacuum resulted in a dried product of superior quality when compared to the slices dried completely by conventional hot air, exhibiting lower overall colour variation, higher porosity, greater rehydration ratio and softer texture. In a dry state, mushrooms with a puffy structure and unique crispy texture were created by the combined drying method, which might be considered as important characteristics for developing nonfat snack‐type food products.     

Influence of Drying Temperature and Rehydration on Selected Textural Properties of Carrots

Cubes of carrots dried at 60, 70, 80, and 90°C were rehydrated up to 180 min at 20°C and up to 10 min at 95°C. Kinetics of cutting strength were determined for the samples soaked at 95°C. Compression stress relaxation behavior of the samples was studied on carrots rehydrated at 20 and 95°C. Kinetics of cutting strength were satisfactorily described by means of a first-order kinetic model. The compression stress relaxation of carrots was analyzed using five element Maxwell and empirical Peleg models. Both of the models were found to be appropriate for characterizing viscoelastic properties of dried and rehydrated carrot cubes. The results indicated that the use of low drying temperatures was suitable for preserving the quality attributes of carrots after rehydration, and drying air temperature of 60°C was chosen as the most appropriate for hot air processing of carrots.     

Optimisation of osmotic dehydration of carrot cubes in sucrose-salt solutions using response surface methodology

Osmotic dehydration of carrot cubes in ternary solution of water, sucrose and sodium chloride at different solution concentrations, temperatures and process durations were analysed for water loss and solute gain during osmotic dehydration. The osmotically pre-treated carrot cubes were further dehydrated in a cabinet dryer at 65 °C and were then rehydrated in water at ambient temperature of water for 10–12 h and were analysed for rehydration ratio, shrinkage and overall acceptability after rehydration. The process was optimised for maximum water loss, rehydration ratio and overall acceptability of the rehydrated product, and for minimum solute gain and shrinkage of rehydrated product by response surface methodology. The optimum conditions of various process parameters are 50°B+10% w/v aqueous sodium chloride concentration, 46.5 °C solution temperature and 180 min process duration.     

EFFECT OF DEHYDRATION ON PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MUSTARD, MINT AND SPINACH

Mustard, mint and spinach were dehydrated in a sun and cabinet drier and were subsequently studied for rehydration characteristics. Dehydration ratio ranged from 12.37:1.0 to 23.37:1.0, while rehydration ratio varied from 1.0:2.84 to 1.0:3.76 for three green leafy vegetables. The bulk density of dried vegetables varied from 55.1 to 171.5 kg/m³, whereas the angle of repose was in the range of 33.2–52.4°. Color values L, a, b and ΔE were reduced with blanching and drying. Retention of chlorophyll, β‐carotene and ascorbic acid in dehydrated products varied from 41.87 to 61.35%, 22.26 to 55.16% and 13.36 to 37.53%, respectively. On rehydration, the ascorbic acid retention was further reduced to 4.17–11.55%.     

Determination of microwave drying and rehydration kinetics of green peppers with the bioactive and textural properties

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of microwaves on drying and rehydration kinetics of green pepper varieties (sweet, green, and bell) and the bioactive and textural properties of dried and rehydrated peppers. Drying was performed at 90, 180, and 90 + 180 W and dried peppers were rehydrated at 25, 50, and 70°C. The best drying fits were obtained using the equations of both Sigmoid and Hii et al. for drying, and two term exponential decay was the most appropriate model for rehydration. The lowest and highest final rehydration ratio values were obtained for the peppers dried at 180 and 90 W, respectively at each temperature and pepper variety. Among peppers, bell pepper showed the lowest color change (ΔE) and it was the most potent to recover initial color in rehydration. Peppers had softer texture in both drying and rehydration treatment. Total phenolic content of peppers was reduced around 56–65% compared to the fresh pepper by drying and this decrement was reached up to 87% in rehydrated peppers. Results showed that drying at 180 W and rehydration at 70°C provided faster drying and rehydration as well maintained the quality characteristics of green peppers.     

微波-热风联用制取笋干工艺条件优化

为获得干燥时间短、干燥品质好的笋干,以竹笋为原料,在单因素试验的基础上,根据中心组合试验设计原理,分析微波干燥功率、微波干燥时间和热风干燥温度3 个因素对笋干感官评分、总干燥时间、复水比、色差和硬度指标的影响,以确定微波-热风联用制取笋干最佳工艺条件。结果表明,制取笋干的最佳工艺条件为：微波干燥功率6.3 W/g、微波干燥时间60 s、热风干燥温度65 ℃。在此条件下得到的笋干感官评分85.6、总干燥时间200 min、复水比6.17,干制品色差ΔE* 19.99、复水制品色差ΔE* 13.92、干制品硬度19 511.23 g、复水制品硬度20010.71 g,该工艺研究结果可为笋干产业化发展提供理论支持。     

不同干燥方式下淮山片理化性质的比较分析

为了研究不同干燥方式对淮山片理化特性、活性成分和糊化特性的影响,采用热风干燥、红外干燥和红外-热风联合干燥干制淮山,分析了干燥方式对干制淮山片的复水比、色泽、褐变度、活性成分、抗氧化能力、微观结构和淀粉糊化特性的影响,并采用体外消化模拟实验分析不同干燥方式的淮山片淀粉体外消化性。结果表明,三种干燥方式对淮山色泽、褐变度、复水比、可溶性多糖、多酚含量影响不显著(p0.05),但微观结构和糊化性质存在差异。红外-热风联合干燥的淮山片黄酮含量为0.29%、尿囊素含量为0.95%、抗氧化能力为61.64 mmol/L、DPPH自由基清除能力为7.73%和体外消化率为25.59%,显著高于另外两种干燥方式(p0.05),表明红外热风联合干燥在淮山干制中具有良好的应用前景。     

Study of Thermodynamic, Structural, and Quality Properties of Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) During Drying

The thermodynamic properties and the changes in volume were studied during hot air drying of yacon. The results indicated high rates of moisture and water activity losses during the first 150 min of drying. Shrinkage of the product was evident during drying, with a reduction of about 89 % as observed by three-dimensional laser scanning and by the structural changes observed during scanning electron microscopy, indicating severe tissue shrinkage and collapse during air drying. The experimental sorption data of air-dried yacon were applied to various isotherm equations (GAB; Oswin; Chung–Pfost; Henderson, Smith, and Halsey). The Chung–Pfost model was best for characterizing the sorption behavior at 25, 30, 35, and 40 °C. The sorption isotherms of the dehydrated yacon were of type III, characteristic of high-sugar-content products. The values obtained for the differential enthalpy and entropy were higher at low moisture contents and decreased with increase in moisture content. The value obtained for the free energy of ?70.7 J?mol^?1 suggests the process was spontaneous. A color analysis was also carried out on the yacon samples dehydrated by hot air and by freeze drying, with and without prior blanching at 100 °C for 4 min. The parameter L* was significantly higher, and the values for a* and b* significantly lower for the freeze dried yacon as compared to the forced air dehydrated samples, resulting in lighter, greenish, and bluish samples.     

响应面法优化番木瓜变温压差膨化干燥工艺

优化对番木瓜变温压差膨化干燥工艺,基于响应面的中心组合设计方法,分析预干燥时间、膨化温度、抽
空时间3 个因素对番木瓜膨化产品含水率、硬度、脆度、色泽和复水比5 个指标的影响。采用因子分析法确定5 个
指标的权重,通过综合评分得到番木瓜变温压差膨化干燥的最佳工艺参数范围。结果表明：预干燥时间、膨化温
度、抽空时间三因素对产品的含水率、硬度、脆度、色泽和复水比均有显著影响（P＜0.05）,且三因素交互作用
对产品品质影响显著;番木瓜变温压差膨化最优干燥参数为：预干燥时间4.96～6.00 h、膨化温度80.00～97.23 ℃、
抽空时间2.02～3.00 h。