Osmotic Dehydration and its Applications in Nutrient Infusion of Various Foods.

Abstract

The feasibility of osmotic drying of various foods, pitted cherries, whole blueberries and cubed carrots, was demonstrated. The feasibility of applying the osmotically-induced migration of compounds through the membrane of food samples was also examined. The osmotic solutions included sucrose, dextrose, maltose, honey, maltodextrin and salt. Drying was accomplished at atmospheric pressure at room and boiling temperatures and under vacuum at room temperature. In some experiments, final drying was achieved in a forced air dryer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA299756

Entities

People

  • Joseph Cohen
  • Tom C. Yang

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Carbohydrates
  • Chemistry
  • Dehydration
  • Diffusion
  • Drying
  • Engineering
  • Food
  • Heat Energy
  • High Temperature
  • Infusions
  • Mass Transfer
  • Materials
  • Membranes
  • Osmosis
  • Security
  • Vegetables

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.