Drying Characteristics And Quality Attributes Of Conventional Hot Air Dried Chayote Slices (Sechium Edule Sw.)

Reema Kshetrimayum(Research Scholar); Prof. M.K Chourasia; Ng. Joykumar Singh

Drying Characteristics And Quality Attributes Of Conventional Hot Air Dried Chayote Slices (Sechium Edule Sw.)

Author : Reema Kshetrimayum(Research Scholar) , Prof. M.K Chourasia, Ng. Joykumar Singh Journa Name: International Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology Country : India Volume: 11 issue: 1 Year: 2024 Views : 335

Abstract:

The present study was aimed to investigate drying of chayote (Sechium edule Sw.) slices in tray dryer at different temperatures, drying was conducted at 50°C, 60°C, 70°C , 80°C and 90°C at constant air velocity of 1.0, 1.5, 2 m/s in tray dryer; drying of slices was recorded for time interval of 10 min each till completely dried respectively. The analysed moisture data was fitted in three different drying mathematical models, i.e. Page’s Model, Generalised Exponential Model and Logarithmic Model. Statistical analysis predicted that Page model was best-fitted model for describing drying characteristics of chayote slices.