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Ethanol and ultrasound pre-treatments to improve infrared drying of potato slices
Ethanol and ultrasound pre-treatments to improve infrared drying of potato slices
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2018
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Rojas M.L.
Augusto P.E.D.
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Elsevier Ltd
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Ethanol and ultrasound (US) were applied as pre-treatments to improve the infrared (IR) drying of potato slices. Pre-treatments included Control samples (Without any pre-treatment), samples immersed in ethanol (Ethanol treated) and treated with US using ethanol (Ethanol + US) and water medium (Water + US). Effects on microstructure, drying, rehydration, and viscoelasticity were studied. Microstructure analyses suggested that ethanol affected the potato cell wall. The Water + US pre-treatment impacted the starch granules dispersion inside cells. However, higher modifications were observed when Ethanol + US was applied. Compared to the Control, all pre-treatments decreased the drying time, while Ethanol + US provided the highest reduction. In contrast, a slight decrease in rehydration properties was observed. The dried and rehydrated samples presented similar viscoelasticity among them but differed significantly with the in-natura (fresh potato) samples. Possible mechanisms were discussed. The results open new perspectives about an innovative method to improve drying.
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The authors are grateful to the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP, Brazil) for funding the project n° 2016/18052-5; to the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Brazil) for funding the project n° 401004/2014-7 and the productivity grant of P.E.D. Augusto (306557/2017-7); and to Cienciactiva for the M.L. Rojas Ph.D. scholarship (CONCYTEC, Peru; Contract 087-2016-FONDECYT), from the “Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica”.
Palabras clave
Water treatment,
Drying,
Ethanol,
Microstructure,
Textures,
Ultrasonics,
Viscoelasticity,
Control samples,
Innovative method,
Microstructure analysis,
Possible mechanisms,
Rehydration,
Starch granules,
Ultrasound pre treatments,
Viscoelastic properties,
Infrared drying