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This investigation was conducted to evaluate the effect of incorporation of wheat bran (WB) with dried apple pomace (DAP) or dried carrot pomace (DCP) on quality attributes of chicken nuggets. Raw emulsion was stuffed in rectangular moulds, cooked in electric oven at 165°C for 40 minutes and nuggets were prepared by slicing cooked emulsion to 2–3 cm3 size. Colour scores increased with increase in DAP level in WB + DAP treated nuggets. A steady decrease in scores for all other sensory attributes was noticed in both WB + DAP and WB + DCP treated nuggets with increase in fibre level. Hardness and shear press value increased whereas springiness and cohesiveness decreased with increase in fibre level. Gumminess and chewiness of WB + DAP treated nuggets increased with increase in fibre level while gumminess and chewiness of WB + DAP treated nuggets showed a variable trend. Cooking yield and emulsion stability of fibre enriched nuggets were significantly higher whereas moisture, protein, cholesterol content and pH were significantly lower than control. Insoluble, soluble and total dietary fibre content increased drastically in treated nuggets. Thiobarbituric acid reacting substance (TBARS) value and microbial counts increased significantly during refrigerated storage in all the products. It is concluded that healthier and dietary fibre enriched chicken nuggets with refrigerated storage stability up to 15 days can be prepared using combination of wheat bran (2%) with dried apple pomace (6%) or dried carrot pomace (4%) each.

The objective of this study was to evaluate increasing levels of dried apple pomace on cat diets and its effects on the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of nutrients and diet metabolizable energy (ME) and palatability. Fecal characteristics of cats were also evaluated. Four experimental diets were produced to contain 0, 30, 60, and 90 g kg−1 of dried apple pomace. Two experiments were carried out. In experiment 1, the diets were offered to twelve adult cats distributed in a completely randomized block design (n = 6). Two evaluation periods (blocks) of 11 days were used to analyze diet digestibility and fecal characteristics. In experiment 2, the palatability of diets containing 0 (control) vs. 90 g kg−1 of dried apple pomace was compared using 20 adult cats on two consecutive days (n = 40). Increasing dietary dried apple pomace levels (0-90 g kg−1) linearly reduced the ATTD of crude protein (834.0-798.0 g kg−1 of dry matter) and ME (4290.1-4161.0 kcal). There was a quadratic effect of the increasing dried apple pomace levels on the ATTD of the other nutrients, as well as on fecal dry matter (fDM) content and output. The dietary inclusion of 90 g kg−1 of dried apple pomace promoted a greater intake ratio (0.61) in relation to the control diet. The inclusion of up to 90 g kg−1 of dried apple pomace reduces diet digestibility, ME, and fDM of cats. However, it improves diet palatability. These results indicate that the dried apple pomace is a palatable fibrous component and its inclusion can be used to reduce the energy content of cat foods.

Electroporated and dried apples were characterised in terms of physical properties, such as sorption profile and mechanical test, in order to understand the treatment effects. Thermodynamic relationship between water activity and equilibrium moisture content at constant temperature and pressure has been mathematically expressed by sorption isotherm. High coefficient of determination of BET equation fitting was obtained, ranging from 0.974 to 0.990 (RMSE 0.07–0.08). The highest electric field strength (1.5 kV/cm) reveals a change in sorption isotherm shape. The III type of isotherm observed indicates a major presence of crystalline molecules increasing a water surface interaction. Compression test were applied to the samples at different hydration level and PEF intensity applied. The plasticizing effect was observed as a function of hydration level raise and involved a reduction of the maximum force from about 14.85 (±2.44) N to 8.45 (±0.59) N. The opposite anti-plasticizing effect was a consequence of electric filed strength increase. Particularly, at low hydration level, where plasticizing effect did not produce softening of structures, PEF treatment induced a toughness and stiffness increase, revealing the anti-plasticizing effect. Fermi equation showed high coefficient of determination (0.902–0.959) and Y0 value change from 17 to 35, as a function of PEF treatment intensity increase, confirming the structural differences in the analysed samples. Thus, main results revealed the modification of water holding capacity induced by PEF and drying. Sorption profile and mechanical properties well described plasticizing and anti-plasticizing induced effect, underling the enhanced mobility of the system promoted by treatments.

Apple pomace (AP) is a by-product of the juice industry, rich in dietary fiber (45.06%), which is generated in large quantities. The objectives of the present work were to evaluate the effect of the particle size and the level of replacement with AP on the quality of sugar-snap cookies. Dehydrated AP was ground to three different particle sizes (d(4,3) = 362, 482, 840 μm) to substitute 15% and 30% of wheat flour in cookie formulations. The quality of dough and cookies was evaluated in terms of rheological properties, color, texture, and global acceptability of the final product. When the AP particle size decreased, the water absorption properties (WHC, WBC) were higher (33 and 10% respectively for the lowest and the highest particle size). For both replacement levels, the smallest particle size (362 μm) led to the highest dynamic moduli of dough. The spread ratio (SR) of the cookies diminished when the particle size decreased (from 6.4 to 4.8 corresponding to AP840 and AP362 respectively). The lowest SRs were obtained for the 30% replacement level except for AP362. When employing AP with the largest particle size (840 μm), the cookies were less hard (48.7 N). The addition of AP to sugar-snap cookies led to higher global acceptability scores than for control cookies. The sensory attribute that most differentiated the cookies with AP was their pleasant taste being the taste score always higher than the control one., Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos

In the present study dried apple chips packed in polyethylene packs were gamma irradiated in the dose range of 1.0–3.0 kGy. Irradiated samples including control were stored under ambient (10±2–15 ± 2 °C, RH 60–70%) conditions and evaluated at intervals of 2 months for physico-chemical, sensory and microbial quality parameters. Results revealed that dose levels of 2.5 kGy and 3.0 kGy proved significantly (p ≤ 0.05) beneficial in enhancing the nutritional quality besides maintaining color and texture attributes during storage. Post-drying irradiation treatment at 3.0 kGy increased the total phenol content by 6.6%, total and reducing sugars by 4.2% and 18.8% respectively. Results of the antioxidant activity revealed a significant (p ≤ 0.05) decrease in EC50 values of apple chips following post drying irradiation. EC50 values of apple chips irradiated at 2.5 kGy and 3.0 kGy were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) lower than standard antioxidants for hydroxyl radical scavenging activity. Data pertaining to Hunter color score indicated that during storage, percentage increase in browning was 40.4% in control compared to 21.9% in 3.0 kGy irradiated samples. The above irradiation treatments maintained significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher overall acceptability of apple chips and resulted in about 2.5 log reduction in microbial load just after irradiation and 2.1 log reductions after 6 months of storage under ambient conditions.

The efficacy of polyphenol-rich dried apple peel extract (DAPP) to inhibit the formation of heterocyclic aromatic amines (HCAs) during frying of beef patties was assessed after DAPP was applied at 0.1, 0.15 and 0.3% (w/w) either on the surface of the patties or mixed inside the patty prior to frying. 2-Amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5f]quinoxaline (MeIQx), 2-amino-1-ethyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) and 2-amino-3,4,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (4,8-DiMeIQx) were quantified after frying. HCA concentrations decreased (p

The dried apple is used in the preparation of weaning foods and bakery products. The current drying processes, especially hot air (HA) drying, still face the problem of longer processing time and product quality degradation. The low-humidity air (LHA) drying can be an option to retain product quality in heat-sensitive food such as apple. The present work focuses on the effect of pretreatment of apple slices with potassium metabisulfite and infrared (IR) waves on drying characteristics when subjected to LHA drying and comparing the product quality with conventional hot air and freeze drying (FD). Pretreatment with IR waves reduced the drying time by nearly 23 and 17% in LHA and HA drying, respectively. The results indicated that IR-treated and LHA-dried slices retained nearly 82–90 and 72–74% of ascorbic acid and total phenolic content, respectively and was comparable to FD slices. The drying time for LHA was nearly 37% lesser than that for HA drying. LHA-dried apple slices had better color and reh...

Triterpene acid extraction from dried apple peels of Fuji and Gala varieties in 2%NaOH/ethanol at room temperature, followed by filtration and acidification (pH 3), was investigated, comparing to a classical exhaustive extraction (Soxhlet, 2 h, with ethanol and methanol, >97% recovery). Alkali-ethanol process yielded 4.35–6.86% (w/w) of whitish extracts, up to 15 times less than Soxhlet but with same recovery (P > 0.05) of ursolic and oleanolic acids. Alkaline extraction of previously defatted peels led to same recovery (P > 0.05), but the yield increased slightly (P < 0.01). The cost-effective and environmental-friendly procedure prepares triterpene-rich extracts from apple peels at high recovery, directly eliminating the cutin and avoiding prior treatments with hazardous organic solvents.

In the present investigation, far infrared (FIR) assisted refractance window (RW) drying (FIR+RW) of apple slices (2 and 5 mm) was evaluated in comparison with RW and hot air (HA). FIR+RW reduced drying time by 50 and 69% compared to RW and HA, respectively. Also, FIR+RW drying retained a significantly higher amount of phenolics, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, and antioxidant activity, as compared to HA. Increase in FIR temperature from 50 to 60 °C reduced drying time by 10–19% without having any deleterious effect on quality. Colour, flavour, and microstructure of FIR+RW dried slices were comparable to that of RW. Nearly 46% saving in energy consumption was observed for FIR+RW drying compared to HA. Results suggested that FIR+RW drying can be explored as a potential technique for drying of fruits in a shorter time, with better retention of flavour, nutrients and also enhance energy efficiency. Industrial relevance Dried apple slices have a good market potential as a raw material in many processed foods and can be an alternative to deep fat fried chips for health-conscious consumers. This work focuses on assessing the efficacy of developed FIR assisted RW drying system in terms of drying time, energy, and quality attributes (colour, nutritional, flavour, microstructure) in comparison with conventional drying methods. The results showed that FIR assisted RW drying technique has great industrial potential in saving processing time as well as energy with better retention of quality of dried products.

The aim of this study was to validate the process of recovery of phenolic compounds from apple pomace by immobilization of the pomace during the alcoholic fermentation of ciders. The apple must (cv. Fuji) was divided into two groups: Cider I (control); and Cider II (with added dried apple pomace, 47.3 g/L). The latter were fermented and monitored for 15 days in terms of physicochemical, phenolic, antioxidant, colorimetric and sensory analysis. During fermentation, Cider II produced increased levels of phenolic compounds and, consequently, increased antioxidant activity. Cider II was lighter than Cider I based on sensory and color analysis. Sensory analysis revealed that Cider II had lower levels of sourness and higher levels of bitterness, whereas the astringency and odor quality were similar for both ciders. Therefore, this study revealed that apple pomace shows great promise as a source of phenolic compounds to be re-incorporated into cider.

In this research, thin layer drying characteristics, rehydration ratio and effective moisture diffusivity of apple were investigated using microwave dryer which has intermittent and continuous modes. Drying time varied between 25 and 215 minutes and they declined with the rise in microwave power and reduction in pulsing ratio. In an attempt to pick the optimum thin layer models for the drying applications, 8 mathematical models suited to the experimental results. On the grounds of the statistical tests evaluation, Midilli et al model which represent drying characteristics are optimally suited than other models. The highest rehydration ratio was recorded for the samples dried at 100W continuous mode and the lowest ratio at 300W continuous application. Effective moisture diffusivity values were computed by the 2nd law of Fick and changing between 3.04x10(-9) and 2.53x10(-8) m(2) s(-1). Consequently, the intermittent microwave method could be used as a favorable drying method for obtaining high-quality fruit slices or processing valuable material and continuous microwave drying can be taken as another drying approach for apple samples.

This research developed an apple snack with potential probiotic effect (> 107 CFU/g) by combining vacuum impregnation with Lactobacillus salivarius spp. salivarius (CECT 4063) and freeze-drying. Throughout storage (30 days), both the lactobacillus viability and the total flavonoids content decreased. Trehalose adition (10% by weight) to the impregnation liquid and/or its homogenization at 100 MPa accelerated the loss of cell viability but delayed flavonoids degradation and promoted an increase in the amount of phenols and total antioxidants. Keywords: L. salivarius spp. salivarius; homogenization; trehalose; freeze-drying; antioxidants.

Purpose – The aim of this study was to develop dietary fibre-enriched chicken sausage by incorporating fibre from a by-product of corn milling, apple and tomato processing. Design/methodology/approach – Sausages were developed by replacing lean meat with corn bran (CB), dried apple pomace (DAP) and dried tomato pomace (DTP) each at 3, 6 and 9 per cent levels. Organoleptic, nutritional and physico-chemical quality attributes of treated sausages were evaluated. One product from each fibre source with very good organoleptic acceptability was selected to estimate total dietary fibre content and assess shelf life under refrigerated temperature. Findings – Organoleptic acceptability of 3 per cent fibre-incorporated sausages were comparable with control. Moisture content decreased significantly in all treated sausages, protein content decreased in CB- and DAP-treated sausages, while ash content increased significantly in DTP-treated sausages. Emulsion stability and cooking yield was significantly higher in 6 and 9 per cent treated sausages, while crude fibre content was significantly higher in all the treated sausages. Practical implications – Chicken sausages with very good acceptability, higher dietary fibre content and storability up to 15 days at refrigerated temperature were developed by incorporating CB at 3 per cent level and DAP and DTP each at the 6 per cent level. Originality/value – The research is of value to meat processors. By-products like corn bran, apple and tomato pomace which are of low value can be profitably utilized to develop fibre enriched chicken sausage. Developed products will also help in promoting the image of meat as a healthy food.

Fresh fruits can be preserved for later consumption using methods such as drying. However, fruit quality can significantly decline during processing. This study investigates the effects of microwave and oven processing on the preserved quality of dried apple. Heating experiments were performed at two different microwave output powers of 180 and 540 W. Moisture contents of ‘Starking’ and ‘Pink Lady’ apple samples dried in a microwave at 180 W were substantially lower than those of other apple cultivars and control groups. Total phenolic contents, 325.94 mg/100 g (Pink Lady) to 475.63 mg/100 g (Starking), and antioxidant activity levels, 325.94 mg/100 g (Pink Lady) to 475.63 mg/100 g (Starking), of apples subjected to microwave heating at 540 W were higher than those in apples subjected to 180 W microwave heating and oven drying at 50 and 70 °C. The total phenolic contents of control apple cultivars ranged from 87.81 mg/100 g (Golden) to 136.25 mg/100 g (Pink Lady), whilst the total phenolic contents of apple cultivars dried in an oven at 70 °C ranged from 299.06 mg/100 g (Pink Lady) to 395.31 mg/100 g (Starking). The antioxidant activity values of control apple cultivars ranged from 11.55 (Pink Lady) to 21.78% (Starking), whilst the antioxidant activity values of apple cultivars dried in a 70 °C oven ranged from 38.87 (Pink Lady) to 52.49% (Granny Smith).

Nowadays, a great attention is given to using novel technology such as ultrasound and coating as pre-treatment for hot air drying that the quality will be preserved. In the present study, the effect of osmo-coating and ultrasonic dehydration pre-treatment prior to hot air drying on dehydration of apple (Musa ssp.) was investigated. The results revealed that the WL and SG were decreased by increasing dehydration time, concentrations of the osmotic solution and the coating during dehydration. The dried apple that pretreated with osmo-coating dehydration method has more the desirability compared to ultrasonic dehydration. As well as the dried apple pretreated with 60% osmotic solution, 2% the coating, 180 min dehydration time, and contain 1% cinnamon was found as the optimum sample. The acidity, ΔE, and mineral content of flavored dried apple were increased by increasing temperature; however, vitamin C and rehydration was decreased at this condition.

The practical adulterations of herbal tea are usually performed by adding some marker components together with adulterants, or some exogenous adulterants containing the marker components. It is difficult to detect such adulterations by the traditional analytical methods focused on a few marker components. Therefore, Fourier-transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy was used to characterize the compositions and class models of authentic banlangen tea and to detect possible exogenous adulterants. Discrimination of two different species of banlangen tea was also performed using partial least squares discrimination analysis (PLSDA). The most accurate one-class partial least squares (OCPLS) model was obtained with standard normal variate (SNV) transformation. SNV-OCPLS could detect adulterations with 5% (w/w) or more dried apple skin in banlangen. For species discrimination, a total classification accuracy of 0.936 was achieved by SNV-PLSDA. FT-NIR spectrometry and chemometrics can provide a useful and alternative tool for rapid quality control of banlangen tea. Practical Applications FT-NIR spectrometry and chemometrics can provide a useful and alternative tool for rapid quality control of banlangen tea.

The impact of number of puffing times during explosion puffing drying (EPD) on drying characteristics and qualities of apple chips was studied. Physicochemical characteristics, antioxidant capacity, color, texture, expansion ratio, rehydration ratio, hydroscopicity, and microstructure of apple chips dried by EPD with 0 (vacuum drying, VD), 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 puffing times were analyzed. The apple chips dried by EPD with 3 and 5 puffing times exhibited better color (ΔE 7.27–7.70) and texture (hardness 40.5–40.8 N, crispness 8.8–9.3 N/mm), as well as higher expansion ratio (104.4–109.7%) compared to VD and EPD with fewer or more puffing times. The samples dried with 3 and 5 puffing times also showed relatively higher rehydration ratio and hygroscopicity, and acceptable retention of total phenolic content (0.32–0.37 mg/g) and ascorbic acid content (1.66–1.89 mg/100 g), as well as considerable antioxidant abilities (DPPH 79.45–81.17 AEAC µM/g, FRAP 66.54–68.25 TEAC µM/g, ABTS 73.36–79.21 TEAC µM/g) com...

The effect of ultrasound pretreatment on drying kinetics and physical properties as color and rehydration rate of dried apple slices was investigated. Apple samples var. Idared were submitted to ultrasonic treatment using 21 and 35 kHz for 30 min in an ultrasound bath securing sound intensity of 3 and 4 W/cm2, respectively. After pretreatment, the material was dried in a convective oven at 70C and at an air velocity of 2 m/s. The sonication reduced drying time by 13–17% in comparison with the untreated sample. Ultrasound treatment changed the color of apples tissue by decreasing the value of a* parameter and increasing the dried material lightness, chromaticity and the value of b* coefficient. Moreover, obtained results showed that there was a significant effect of pretreatment on rehydration properties as compared with untreated apple tissue. Practical Applications The most energy-consuming processes existing in the food technologies are the processes based on heat and/or mass transfer, for instance drying. Thus, a lot of attention is paid by researchers to conserve the energy and minimally change the physicochemical properties of food, which shape its quality. Additionally, increasing growth of consumers' expectations and their nutritional knowledge stimulate to seek some new solutions even more. Aforementioned is a reason why nonthermal technologies as ultrasound seem to be the one of the most interesting propositions.

Sample of Ligol variety apples (slices of 3 and 10 mm thickness and cubes of 10 mm thickness) were dried using following methods: natural convection (drying air velocity amounted to 0.01 m/s), forced convection (0.5 and 2 m/s), fluidized bed drying (6 m/s). The drying air temperature was kept at 50, 60, and 70°C. The dried apples samples were rehydrated in distilled water at 20, 45, 70, and 95°C. The Weibull model given for describing time dependence of the moisture content change was fitted to experimental data and model parameters were determined by multiple regression analysis. The variation of model parameters with characteristic particle dimension ( L ), drying air velocity ( v ), drying air temperature ( t d ), and rehydration temperature ( t r ) described as multiplication type. By using these verification of parameters, extended Weibull model for describing combine effects of L , v , t d , t r , and drying time was derived and the parameters of the model were also determined by multiple regression analysis. The accuracies of both models were measured using the determination coefficient (R 2 ), mean bias error (MBE), root mean square error (RMSE), reduced chi-square (c 2 ), and t-statistic method. The Weibull model (R 2 =0.8319-0.9957, MBE=-0.0044-0.0110, RMSE=0.0189-0.1248, c 2 =0.0004-0.0180, and t-stat=0.0149-0.2875) and the extended Weibull model (R 2 =0.9130-0.9948, MBE=-0.0209-0.0377, RMSE=0.0230-0.0719, c 2 =0.0007-0.0057, and t-stat=0.0389-1.2214) described the rehydration characteristics of dried apple satisfactorily. The extended model by taking into account the effect of L , v , t d , and t r on its parameters can be considered as more general one. Keywords: apple, rehydration, Weibull model Article DOI: http://doi.org/10.15544/RD.2017.026

The cylinders of apples cv.Braeburnwere subjected to osmotic dehydration in a sucrose solution with the addition of chokeberry juice concentrate. After osmotic pre-treatment the pieces of apples were dried by two methods: freeze-drying and air-drying. The storage results of dried apples at temperature 25–45 °C for 7 and 12 months were satisfactory. Mass changes were very minor. During storage dried apples obtained by both methods exhibited microbiological stability even after 7 and 12 months of storage, due to the fact that the water activity did not exceed the value of 0.4. Under the influence of the technological processes application, as well as storage conditions, appearance changes in the samples occurred. Higher temperature of storage had an increase impact in colour changes of control samples (without osmotic pre-treatment) and also osmotically dehydrated into sucrose solution, mainly in the case of samples which had dried using freeze-drying. Previously immersed in chokeberry juice concentrate, dried apples had colour changes comes from colour of solution.

A new set of cocoa bars named Toscolata® were developed containing top-quality extra virgin olive oil, dried apples cultivars, and chestnut flour. The present work has been conducted to define the sensory profile of these products through tasting by trained experts and consumers to study the acceptability, preference, and quality perception. The four sensorial profiles of the bars differed in the level of persistence, bitterness, aromaticity, acidity, astringency, and tastiness. In particular, the sour attribute could be traced to the presence of dried apple. Bars containing apple and chestnut flour obtained higher acceptance ratings, compared to those with extra virgin olive oil. The bar with chestnut flour was preferred by consumers who considered it to be sweeter due to the presence of natural sugars, which lowered the bitter sensation of cocoa. These results showed that the selection of the preferred bar by consumers was mainly based on the level of bitterness and, in particular, elderly consumers expressed a strong preference for the sweetest product. As far as we know, this is the first study comparing the results of a panel of expert tasters with that of consumers in the tasting of dark chocolate.

[EN] This work presents the development of a probiotic dried apple snack consisting of dried apple cubes impregnated with Lactobacillus casei NRRL B-442. Apple cubes were impregnated with probiotic microorganisms and dried under different temperatures (10-60 degrees C), with or without application of ultrasound. The viability of Lactobacillus casei in the dried apple snack was evaluated studying the effects of drying conditions and ultrasound application (as a drying enhancing technology). A mathematical model was developed to predict the drying kinetics and the inactivation of Lactobacillus casei. Drying and microorganism inactivation rates increased with increasing process temperature and with ultrasound application. The concentration of probiotics in the apple snacks was similar to the concentration of microorganisms in commercial probiotic dairy products when the apples were dried at 60 degrees C or when ultrasound-assisted air-drying was applied, thus proving that the production of dried probiotic apple snacks is possible and technically viable., The authors acknowledge the financial support of Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEOII/2014/005) from Spain, and the financial support and the award of a scholarship of CNPq from Brazil.

The effect of hot-water blanching (HWB) on drying characteristics and product qualities of dried apple slices with the novel integrated freeze-drying (NIFD) process was investigated by comparing with 3 different FD methods. Compared with the NIFD process without HWB pretreatment (VF-FD), the NIFD process with HWB pretreatment (HWB-VF-FD) resulted in a significantly higher mass loss and more sufficient freezing in vacuum-frozen samples, significantly higher rehydration ratio (RR), higher shrinkage ratio (SR), smaller Vitamin C (VC) content and lower hardness and better apparent shape in freeze-dried samples, and fewer change to the color of the dried or rehydrated samples (p<0.05). Compared with the conventional FD process with HWB pretreatment (HWB-PF-FD), HWB-VF-FD cost significantly less processing time and FD time and obtained significantly higher RR (p<0.05), almost the equivalent SR, VC content, and hardness, and similar appearance in dried samples. The microstructure of apple cell tissues was analyzed by transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy to interpret the above differences in drying characteristics and product qualities. The results suggested that the NIFD process of apple slices with HWB pretreatment was a promising alternative method to decrease drying time, achieve similar product quality, and simplify the process steps of the conventional FD technology.

Water removal during drying depends on the pathway of water migration from food materials. Moreover, the water removal rate also depends on the characteristics of the cell wall of plant tissue. In this study, the influence of cell wall properties (such as moisture distribution, stiffness, thickness and cell dimension) on porosity and shrinkage of dried product was investigated. Cell wall stiffness depends on a complex combination of plant cell microstructure, composition of food materials and the water-holding capacity of the cell. In this work, a preliminary investigation of the cell wall properties of apple was conducted in order to predict changes of porosity and shrinkage during drying. Cell wall characteristics of two types of apple (Granny Smith and Red Delicious) were investigated under convective drying to correlate with porosity and shrinkage. A scanning electron microscope (SEM), 2kN Intron, pycnometer and ImageJ software were used in order to measure and analyse cell characteristics, water holding capacity of cell walls, porosity and shrinkage. The cell firmness of the Red Delicious apple was found to be higher than for Granny Smith apples. A remarkable relationship was observed between cell wall characteristics when compare with heat and mass transfer characteristics. It was also found that the evolution of porosity and shrinkage are noticeably influenced by the nature of the cell wall during convective drying. This study has revealed a better understanding of porosity and the shrinkage of dried food at microscopy (cell) level, and will provide better insights to attain energy-effective drying processes and improved quality of dried foods.

Highlights • Small bowel obstruction in a virgin abdomen can be caused by food bezoar such as rehydrated fruits. • Dried apple has a potential to reabsorb fluid and expand up to 35% of its initial size within 72 h. • The most common site of small bowel obstruction is proximal to ileocecal valve., Introduction Small bowel obstruction in a virgin abdomen is an uncommon surgical condition. While malignancy, inflammatory bowel disease and foreign body are the main reported causes, undigested food bezoar causing bowel obstruction is a rare entity. We report a case of small bowel obstruction secondary to dried preserved apple having re-expanded within the gastrointestinal tract. Presentation of case A 69 year old male presented with severe abdominal distension, generalized abdominal tenderness and obstipation for 1 week. Small bowel obstruction (SBO) was confirmed on plain abdominal X-ray and CT imaging. An emergency explorative laparatomy identified a sausage-shaped intra-luminal foreign body obstructing the distal ileum. An enterotomy was performed which revealed a rehydrated, donut-shaped piece of dried apple. Discussion Swallowed items that pass through the pylorus rarely cause obstruction as they are usually small enough to pass through the rest of the bowel without difficulty. We postulate that in our patient that the dried apple was originally small enough to pass through the pylorus. However during small bowel, its’ highly absorbable nature resulted in an increase in size that prevented its’ passage through the ileocecal valve. A simple in-vitro experiment discovered that dried apple has a potential to reabsorb fluid and expand up to 35% of its initial size within 72 h. Conclusion This report illustrates the potential for dried food substances to cause intra-luminal SBO after significant expansion with rehydration.

Yadav, S., Pathera, A.K., Islam, R.U., Malik, A.K., Sharma, D.P. and Singh, P.K. 2020. Effect of incorporation of wheat bran with dried apple and carrot pomace on quality attributes of chicken sausage. Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 55(2): 115–120.

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether apple pomace powder produced by a simple drying method is suitable for replacing pectin in bakery jam products. Rheological properties of bakery jams were tested by oscillatory tests using amplitude sweep method. Apple pomace addition decreased gel strength and stability of bakery jams, while 12-month storage increased the gel strength of samples. Based on our results, dried apple pomace powder seems to be suitable to replace pectin up to 40% without changing rheological properties of bakery jams.

In this study, Fuji apple slices were dehydrated using freeze drying (FD) combined with microwave assisted with vacuum drying (VMD). The optimal parameter for the diversion point of moisture content from FD to VMD process was at the moisture level of 21%, and for VMD the optimal parameter for vacuum pressure was at 9.15 kPa and microwave power density was at a level of 3.18 w/g. The results show that the two-step technique can significantly reduce total FD time required by up to 40%, while the nutritional value of the dried apple chips remained unchanged compared to FD used alone.

The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of pulsed electric field (PEF) pre-treatment of apple tissue on kinetics of freeze-drying preceded by vacuum freezing and physical properties of such processed material. PEF intensified freeze-drying kinetics and thus reduced processing time by 57% in comparison to untreated apples slices. Furthermore, the effective water diffusion coefficient increased by 44% as a result of PEF application. Water activity changes during storage of freeze-dried apple tissue were more evident in the case of untreated material albeit initial water activity was higher in the case of electroporated samples. As proved by thermal properties measurements these differences were linked to higher crystallinity of the PEF treated samples (35.5%) in comparison to the untreated material (11.0%). The freeze-dried fruits subjected to PEF pretreatment absorbed more water than the untreated samples while no changes were observed for hygroscopicity and loss of the soluble solids during rehydration. Industrial relevance Obtained results confirm that application of pulsed electric field before freeze-drying makes possible to obtain high quality freeze-dried product preceded by vacuum freezing performed inside freeze-dryer which could reduce freeze-drying time. Since the rehydration capacity of PEF treated material, expressed as ability to absorb water, is better than untreated samples the application of this method could be beneficial when designing instant products. Performed research indicates also that PEF treated freeze-dried apples exhibit better stability expressed by water activity which in turn is related to crystallinity. What more, higher crystallinity of PEF pre-treated freeze-dried samples not only complements the explanation of different physical properties in comparison with intact freeze-dried material but also suggest that sensorial properties may vary.

In this study, combined microwave vacuum drying (MVD) with hot-air drying was evaluated, and then compared with hot-air drying and freeze drying, by the quality of the created product. The aim was to show that MVD is a strong quality competitor with the conventional hot-air drying and the widely used, but expensive freeze drying. For raw material, Jonathan apple was used. The combined microwave vacuum drying consists of two steps, the hot-air pre-drying, and then the microwave vacuum drying. The MVD was made with a unique batch drying system. Chemical, (total phenolic compounds, free radical-scavenging activity, aromatic content) physical (hardness) and consumer-related (organoleptic, and microbiological) properties were measured as quality parameters. The results show that quality of the product made by MVD combined with hot-air pre-drying is higher than hot-air dried ones. By most of the measured quality parameters, microwave vacuum drying also provided higher quality product than freeze drying.

Freeze drying (FD) yields the best quality of dried apple cubes but at the cost of long drying time and also the overall cost. To achieve economical freeze drying along with a high quality product an atmospheric freeze drying (AFD) technique was developed to dry apple cubes. The effect of different air temperature loading scheme on product quality and drying process was studied during AFD. According to the glass transition temperature of apple, a step-up temperature loading strategy for AFD process was developed to reduce the drying time by almost half and provided a similar good product quality.

The aim of this research was to find the most effective antibrowning agent for apple samples based on colour changes, rehydration characteristics and drying kinetics under uniform drying conditions. Colour changes were observed with two different methods, using image analysis system and using chromameter. ‘Florina’ cultivar apple samples were pre-treated and dried in laboratory tray drier at temperature of 60°C. The applied chemical pre-treatments were dipping in 0.5% ascorbic acid solution ; 0.3% L-cysteine solution ; 0.1% 4-hexyl resorcinol solution and 1% sodium metabisulfite solution. The drying temperature used was 60°C at airflow velocity of 1.5 m.s-1. The Page’s mathematical model was used to calculate the drying kinetic parameters. The obtained results showed good agreement with experimental data. According to drying time, rehydration and colour characteristics, the best result was achieved when samples were pre-treated with 4-hexyl resorcinol.

Mathematical models traditionally employed in fitting convective drying data do not use to report information about chemical and other physical changes different from the simple decrease in moisture content. In the present study, structural damage undergone by fresh and vacuum impregnated apple slices with different calcium lactate concentrations during convective drying at 30, 40 and 50 °C was analysed by applying equations derived from nonlinear irreversible thermodynamics to experimental data. According to the results obtained, vacuum impregnation with isotonic sucrose solution before drying at 30 °C provided maximum protection to cellular structure by promoting reversible deformations against irreversible breakages. On the contrary, cell walls strengthen with calcium had severe damaged during drying. Regarding air temperature, it was directly related both to the molar energy employed in deforming structures and the drying rate. These results were confirmed by analysing dried samples behaviour during further rehydration.

The aim of this work was to investigate the utilization of ultrasound as a mass transfer enhancing method prior to drying of apples tissue. Ultrasound power was provided at a frequency of 35 kHz for 10, 20 and 30 min in the ultrasound bath. Apple cubes were dried using convection method in 70 °C and at air velocity of 1.5 m/s. The effects of ultrasound pre-treatment upon drying were investigated. The ultrasound treatment caused reduction of the drying time by 31% in comparison to untreated tissue. The ultrasound treated apples exhibited between 9% and 11% higher shrinkage, 6–20% lower density, and porosity of 9–14% higher than untreated samples. Considerable differences in the density and porosity of the dried apple with and without ultrasonic application were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy image analysis of the investigated tissue. Moreover, ultrasound application caused alteration of rehydration properties in comparison to untreated sample.

A study was conducted to investigate the effects of apple juice concentrate and blackcurrant concentrate (BCC) syrup mixture level, osmotic soaking time and drying temperature on the drying characteristics and ascorbic acid content of the dried product using the response surface methodology, as well as to determine the optimized conditions for hot air drying of the blackcurrant-infused apple cubes. The drying of blackcurrant-infused apple cubes consist of only one falling rate period (FRP) with no constant rate period. The critical moisture content of infused apple cubes increased with decreasing soaking time, the FRP drying coefficient increased with temperature, the equilibrium moisture content decreased with increasing temperature and decreasing soaking time and the ascorbic acid content increased with BCC level and soaking time. The optimized conditions for hot air drying of the blackcurrant-infused apple cubes were derived.

A Multivariate Accelerated Shelf-Life Testing (MALST) study in cereal of dried apple snack incubated at 18 °C, 25 °C and 35 °C. Quality attributes were analyzed until 18 months. The data obtained were used to modeling univariate and multivariate kinetic, through Principal Componenent Analysis PCA. PCA could explain the interaction between attributes; which would imply that model reflected in terms of variability, biochemical phenomena associated with the deterioration of the product. There was a good relationship between both models in the Shel-life estimated with the comparative advantage that MALST method could model simultaneously the complete and “all at once” phenomenon of deterioration.

This study was conducted to investigate quality changes of apple slab after pretreating with supercritical CO₂. L, a, b and color difference values were little changed at increasing temperature and pressure. Polyphenol oxidase was inhibited according to increment of supercritical CO₂ temperature and pressure. Springiness and hardness were increased at increasing pressure and temperature condition of pretreatment but hardness showed lower value than untreatment. The texture like sponge of dried apple slab was probably due to channels which were made during penetration and release of carbon dioxide.

Fortification of apple slices with t-resveratrol glucoside was obtained by vacuum impregnation (VI) of apple slices with a solution containing grape juice using response surface methodology (RSM). Three independent variables of the VI process: vacuum pressure, application time and relaxation time, were coded at five levels in a central composite design. The VI-treated and dried apple slices were analyzed for t-resveratrol glucoside concentration and textural attributes (gradient and linear distance). Multiple response optimization revealed the following optimum VI condi-tions for the bioactive enrichment and improved textural quality of dried apple slices: vacuum pressure of 6 in. of Hg, application time of 10 min, and relaxation time of 22.5 min.

Apple, persimmon, and strawberry slices were dehydrated after treating with 30, 50, and 80% (w/w) maltodextrin solution. The dried apple, persimmon, and strawberry slices were compared with hot air-dried and freeze-dried samples in terms of rehydration ratio, ascorbic acid, color, and sensory evaluation. The rehydration ratio of maltodextrin-treated samples was greater than that of hot-air or freeze-dried samples. Maltodextrin-treated samples had higher content of ascorbic acid than other dried samples. Additionally, maltodextrin-treated apple, persimmon, and strawberry slices had better color and sensory evaluations than those of freeze-dried or hot-air dried samples. These results suggest that, compared to other drying methods, dehydration of apple, persimmon, and strawberry slices using maltodextrin is very efficient, resulting in good rehydration capacity, minimal destruction of ascorbic acid, and good color and sensory evaluation.

Apple fruit skin, a rich source of dietary fiber and phenolics, is a by-product of apple processing. The feasibility of incorporating dried apple skin powder (ASP) as a value-added food ingredient in bakery food products using a model system of muffins was investigated. The blanched, dehydrated and ground ASP was incorporated into muffins at 0, 4, 8, 16, 24 or 32% (w/w) levels with replacement of equivalent amount of wheat flour of a standard muffin mixture. The highest level of replacement (32% w/w) had a significant adverse effect on the baking characteristics. A taste panel of 66 panelists showed that the replacement of wheat flour with 8, 16 or 24% ASP in the muffin mixture did not affect the overall acceptability. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Identification of ways to incorporate apple skins, one of the by-products of apple pie and sauce manufacturing, as a health food ingredient in human diet could provide many health benefits. Furthermore, better use of the by-product will also provide benefits to the apple industry as well as solutions for environment concerns associated with disposal. The results of the present study indicate that blanched and dehydrated apple skin powder (ASP) could be considered as an alternative dietary fiber source or specialty food ingredient for muffins. Therefore, the potential for the industrial exploitation of ASP as a health food ingredient for the bakery industry and selected functional foods is promising.

In order to develop environmentally sound, energy inexpensive and well scalable drying techniques that maintain high quality of dried fruit, optimisation of integrated process (ultrasound and air-drying) in the production of dried apples was conducted. Selected quality parameters of fresh and dried apples (variety Goldparmane) resulting from different duration of ultrasonic pre-treatment and air-drying were compared. Sugars were determined spectrophotometrically using an enzymatic method. Content of total phenols and flavonoids was determined spectrophotometrically with the Folin-Ciocalteau assay, while the antioxidant capacity was evaluated by using ABTS (2, 2-azino-bis(3-ethyl-benzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) and FRAP (Ferric Reducing/Antioxidant Power) assays. Sensory properties of dried apples were investigated according to the Quantitative Descriptive Analysis. In combination with the same air-drying conditions, prolonged ultrasound pre-treatment led to a decrease in total phenols and flavonoids, as well as in the antioxidant capacity of dried apples. Difference in drying time had no significant effect on the content of total phenols and flavonoids, as well as antioxidant capacity. The sample dried without the ultrasound pre-treatment was evaluated as the most sensory acceptable. The content of glucose and fructose correlated well with total phenols and flavonoids, as well as with antioxidant capacity of apple samples.

Mechanical properties of dried apples rings were studied through two different rapid compression tests. A bending–snapping test and a modified compression–relaxation test were performed in order to differentiate between osmo-air-dried apple rings as a function of variety (Golden Delicious and Pink Lady ® ) and drying temperature (70 °C, 80 °C, 90 °C). Elastic modulus during bending, fracturability indices, peaks density, and relaxation coefficient during compression were taken into consideration. The obtained results reflect primarily the effect of the drying process on the moisture content of both varieties, but also the different changes in the tissues structure related to both the different solid–liquid exchanges during the osmotic pre-treatment and the drying process. Undergoing the same drying treatment, Pink Lady ® rings showed a more rigid and stiff texture than Golden Delicious, which in contrast had a more brittle texture. The obtained results described satisfactorily structural changes of apple tissues, giving the possibility to discriminate, in a rapid way, between different categories of dried apples.

Patulin is an important mycotoxin in apples and apple products and it is also a marker of quality in the apple and apple juice industry. Numerous methods are described in the literature regarding its extraction and analysis from clear and cloudy apple juice as well as liquidized solid apples. However there is a dearth of information concerning patulin analysis in dry solid apple products e.g. apple rings which cannot be liquidized. We developed a method to solve this problem and validated it for precision, accuracy and linearity at 10, 30 and 50 ppb. The method is based on solid phase extraction and isocratic separation on HPLC-DAD. Depectinization was found to reduce patulin recoveries and was therefore avoided. Eight industrial samples were analysed and all of them were well within the recommended range of 25 ppb patulin concentration in solid apple products and compotes.

This experiment was conducted to study the effect of ensiled and dried Apple Pomace (AP) obtained from puree making on finishing performance of lambs. Digestibilities of both ensiled and dried AP were determined using 4 mature sheep. In finishing experiment, 18 Sanjabi male lambs were used (9 per treatment) in a 120 day finishing experiment which was divided into two periods (60 day each). In the first period the ensiled AP and in the second period the dried AP were fed in an iso caloric, iso nitrogenous total mix ration. The Dry Matter (DM), crude protein and neutral detergent fiber of ensiled and dried AP were 247.1, 63.85, 386.4 g kg(-1) DM and 888.4, 51.2, 385.6 g kg(-1) DM, respectively. No significant difference was observed in the apparent digestibility of ensiled and dried AP. The apparent DM digestibilities of ensiled and dried AP were 704.3 and 668.2 g kg(-1) DM, respectively. Feeding ensiled AP significantly increased Dry Matter Intake (0.938 vs. 0.803 kg day(-1)), Average Daily Gain (ADG) (199.8 vs. 155.56 g) and Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) (4.69 vs. 5.16). Use of dried AP had no significant effect on DMI (1.030 vs. 0.932 kg day(-1)) but significantly improved the ADG (192.3 vs. 123.82 g) and FCR (5.36 vs. 7.52). Apple pomace increased carcass dressing percentage but had no effect on the percentage of different cuts. Results of this study suggest that AP, in both ensiled and dried forms, can improve the performance of finishing lambs.

This work aimed to study pulsed electric fields (PEF) effect on the water distribution of freeze-dried apple. Apple (var. Cripps Pink) was treated in 15% trehalose and 1% ascorbic acid solution (388μS/cm) at 3Hz and various electric field strengths 0.3; 0.6; 0.9 and 1.2kVcm−1 for 5, 10 or 15 pulses. The samples were frozen at −45°C and freeze-dried. The analyses were performed after rehydration. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in the domain of time (TD-NMR) were performed to assess thermal properties of freezable water and water distribution in apple tissue, respectively. PEF changed the integrity and continuity of the cell structure shown by the water redistribution between different compartments. The water in vacuoles and extracellular spaces had higher TD-NMR relaxation times as water molecules can diffuse in larger volumes before relaxing, even if the overall solutes concentration in the tissue increases.