Osmotic dehydration is a simultaneous mass transfer process which mainly promotes the
flow of water molecules from the food to osmo‐active solution and some migration of solutes …

Background Fruits and vegetables are important components of the daily diet, but they are
generally very perishable especially when they are peeled and cut, prepared for …

Chilling injury (CI) severely affects the transportation, storage, and marketing of fruit. Papaya
is a typical tropical/subtropical fruit susceptible to CI. Generally, fruit stored below 12° C …

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) was dried to a moisture level of 0.1 g water/g dry matter
using a microwave-assisted hot air dryer. Response surface methodology was used to …

Heat stress in summer causes softening disorder in papaya but the molecular mechanism is
not clear. In this study, papaya fruit stored at 35° C showed a softening disorder termed …

The application of pretreatments before to convective drying improves the textural
characteristics of minimally processed fruits. The aim of this work was to evaluate the texture …

Abstract Background Auxin/indole-3-acetic acid (Aux/IAA) family genes encode short-lived
nuclear proteins that mediate the responses of auxin-related genes and are involved in …

Osmotic processes play a crucial role in develo** high-quality intermediate moisture food
products. This study investigates the role of osmotic dehydration focusing on using natural …

The osmotic dehydration of cherry tomatoes in complex solution of salt and sugar was
studied by using the response surface methodology while the approach of desirability was …

India is one of the leading countries in the production of horticultural produces. Still, the lack
of scientific knowledge, infrastructure, and nonexistence of proper storage facilities forces …