...Gulcin Yildiz Purpose This work was undertaken to evaluate the impact of different drying methods (convective, microwave and freeze drying) on color, selected secondary metabolites (total phenolic substances, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene and antioxidant capacity), texture (hardness), sensory...

... of significance at p < 0.05 by ANOVA, predictive modeling by simple and multiple linear regression. Findings Freeze and HAO drying were standardized with matured (stage 2) and spray drying with ripe bananas (stage 6). Freeze drying showed highest yield (76.69 ± 0.15%), minerals viz., K (1175.67...

... of this paper is to evaluate the effect of freeze drying on quality parameters of stored peaches in order to increase shelf life, consumption and to decrease waste of fruit. Design/methodology/approach Samples were ripped on maturity time, stored for 16 days and sampled out and freeze-dried at every four...