Solar Drying Of Fruits And Vegetables: Dryers’ Thermal Performance, Quality And Shelf Life Of Dried Mango, Banana, Pineapple And Tomato

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ABSTRACT

The thermal performance of solar drying methods (cabinet direct, cabinet mixed-mode and tunnel drying), biochemical, sensory, rehydration and shelf-life qualities of mango banana, pineapple and tomato varieties were investigated in this study. Collector efficiencies and drying rates were computed and compared to measure the performance of dryers. The results showed tunnel dryer had significantly (p

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