Performance of two terms exponential model on the drying kinetics of solar-dried tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) treated with and without chemical preservatives
Ullah, I., Hanif, M., Basit, A., Khattak, M., Shah, S., Ullah, A., Lodhi, K., -ul-Haq, I., Ullah, I., Ahmad, M., Ali, I., Ali, F., Mohamed, H. (2022). Performance of two terms exponential model on the drying kinetics of solar-dried tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) treated with and without chemical preservatives. EKB Journal Management System, 65(3), 455-464. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.93566.4414
Inayat Ullah; Muhammad Hanif; Abdul Basit; Mansoor Khan Khattak; Syed Tanveer Shah; Asad Ullah; Kashif Lodhi; Inam -ul-Haq; Izhar Ullah; Majeed Ahmad; Iftikhar Ali; Fawad Ali; Heba I. Mohamed. "Performance of two terms exponential model on the drying kinetics of solar-dried tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) treated with and without chemical preservatives". EKB Journal Management System, 65, 3, 2022, 455-464. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.93566.4414
Ullah, I., Hanif, M., Basit, A., Khattak, M., Shah, S., Ullah, A., Lodhi, K., -ul-Haq, I., Ullah, I., Ahmad, M., Ali, I., Ali, F., Mohamed, H. (2022). 'Performance of two terms exponential model on the drying kinetics of solar-dried tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) treated with and without chemical preservatives', EKB Journal Management System, 65(3), pp. 455-464. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.93566.4414
Ullah, I., Hanif, M., Basit, A., Khattak, M., Shah, S., Ullah, A., Lodhi, K., -ul-Haq, I., Ullah, I., Ahmad, M., Ali, I., Ali, F., Mohamed, H. Performance of two terms exponential model on the drying kinetics of solar-dried tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) treated with and without chemical preservatives. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 65(3): 455-464. doi: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.93566.4414

Performance of two terms exponential model on the drying kinetics of solar-dried tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) treated with and without chemical preservatives

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry
Article 43, Volume 65, Issue 3, March 2022, Page 455-464  XML PDF (665.4 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.93566.4414
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Authors
Inayat Ullah1; Muhammad Hanif1; Abdul Basit2; Mansoor Khan Khattak1; Syed Tanveer Shah2; Asad Ullah3; Kashif Lodhi4; Inam -ul-Haq1; Izhar Ullah2; Majeed Ahmad5; Iftikhar Ali6; Fawad Ali2; Heba I. Mohamed email orcid 7
1Department of Agricultural Mechanization, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
2Department of Horticulture, The University of Agriculture Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
3Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Bergamo, Italy
4Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Universita Politechnica Delle Marche, Italy
5Department of Food Science and Technology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar-Pakistan
6Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar-Pakistan
7Department of Biological and Geological Sciences, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Open sun drying of horticultural produce results in contamination due to microbial and fungal attacks and could also be damaged by insects, pests, and rodents. Solar drying through solar collectors is, therefore, an important technique used for the preservation of foods and to extend the shelf life of produce, thereby reducing microbial attack and contamination. Therefore, an experiment was carried out to study the response of the drying kinetics of solar-dried tomatoes to the thin layer of preservatives on the drying and quality attributes. The tomato fruits were treated with natural preservatives (honey and aloe vera) and chemical preservatives (citric acid, sodium benzoate, and potassium meta-bisulfate). The tomato fruits were then kept at three (40, 45, and 50ºC) different temperatures using a parabolic trough solar air heater for drying purposes. Both the drying temperature and preservative levels significantly (P< 0.001) affected the drying and quality traits of tomato slices. At a temperature of 50 ºC and with citric acid as a preservative, the tomato attained the best average results for moisture lost hr-1, drying time, drying rate, total soluble solids (TSS) °Brix, fruit juice pH, titratable acidity (%) and vitamin C. Based on the average maximum results, 50°C temperature and citric acid as a coating material could be considered for attaining better quality attributes of dried tomatoes. A two-term exponential model on the moisture ratio of tomatoes was found to fit for correlation and regression.
Keywords
Drying Kinetics; Preservatives; Solar drying; Thin Layer Drying Models; Tomato
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