Sweet potato is not simply an abundant food crop: A comprehensive review of its phytochemical constituents, biological activities, and the effects of processing

EP Laveriano-Santos, A López-Yerena… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, sweet potato (Ipomoea batata L.; Lam.) is considered a very interesting nutritive
food because it is rich in complex carbohydrates, but as a tubercle, contains high amounts of …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of vacuum impregnation as a technology to incorporate functional components in vegetal matrices

AC Durán-Castañeda, S González-Moya… - Food Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, the search for technologies that improve the biological activity, sensory and
functional properties of foods has led to the application of vacuum impregnation (VI). This …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of bioactive compounds, volatile compounds, drying process kinetics and selected physical properties of vacuum impregnation celery dried by …

M Kręcisz, J Kolniak-Ostek, J Łyczko, B Stępień - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
We have developed a new healthy snack based on celery root enriched with vegetable
juices. Vacuum impregnation was used the task of which was to introduce additional …

Potato slices drying: Pretreatment affects the three-dimensional appearance and quality attributes

JW Bai, Y Dai, YC Wang, JR Cai, L Zhang, XY Tian - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the current study, the effects of steam blanching, saline immersion, and ultrasound
pretreatment on the drying time, three-dimensional (3D) appearance, quality characteristics …

Sweetpotatoes [Ipomoea batatas (L.) lam]: the super food of the Next Century? An intensive review on their potential as a sustainable and versatile food source for …

S Islam - CyTA-Journal of Food, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This review article explores various aspects of sweetpotatoes and their leaves, including
their production, nutritional composition, health benefits, culinary uses, and future potential …

The Influence of the Vacuum Impregnation, Beetroot Juice, and Various Drying Methods on Selected Properties of Courgette and Broccoli Snacks

M Kręcisz, B Stępień, J Łyczko, P Kamiński - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The drying process is used in the food industry to extend the shelf life of fruits and
vegetables without the use of preservatives. As quality, visual, and aroma characteristics are …

Sweet potato yield and quality characteristics affected by different late‐season irrigation levels

M Zhou, S Hu, S Wang, T Yin, Q Liu… - Journal of the Science of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Seasonal late‐season water deficits negatively affect the yield and quality
of sweet potatoes in northern China. However, the amount of late‐season irrigation to …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of different drying methods on drying characteristics and quality of silage Broussonetia papyrifera L.

P Xu, Z Yang, X Li, Z Zhang, J Yang, T Yuan… - LWT, 2024 - Elsevier
The effects of hot air drying (HAD), vacuum drying (VD) and pulsed vacuum drying (PVD) on
moisture ratio, drying rate, effective diffusion coefficient, activation energy, color, ash …

[HTML][HTML] Sensory qualities and digestibility of traditional Chinese dried sweet potato prepared with different cultivars and the relationship with starch characteristics

B Liu, Z Zhang, W Hu, C Zhang, Y Cao, J Cai… - Applied Food Research, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigated the sensory qualities and digestibility of traditional Chinese dried
sweet potatoes (Gān Shŭ Gān) and identified the impact factors. Dried sweet potatoes …

[HTML][HTML] The Use of Beetroot Juice as an Impregnating Solution to Change Volatile Compounds, Physical Properties and Influence the Kinetics of the Celery Drying …

M Kręcisz, M Klemens, A Latański, B Stępień - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
The effect of different methods of drying celery root enriched with beet juice by vacuum
impregnation (VI) was studied. The process of convection drying, vacuum drying and freeze …