Berry drying: Mechanism, pretreatment, drying technology, nutrient preservation, and mathematical models

Y Sun, M Zhang, A Mujumdar - Food Engineering Reviews, 2019 - Springer
Fresh berries containing in bioactive compounds are perishable under natural conditions.
Drying is one of the most effective processing techniques to extending the shelf life of berry …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-based layer-by-layer edible coatings application for the preservation of mandarin fruit bioactive compounds and organic acids

S Jurić, MS Bureš, K Vlahoviček-Kahlina… - Food Chemistry: X, 2023 - Elsevier
The layer-by-layer application of biopolymeric coatings to mandarin fruits as a postharvest
treatment to improve fruit coating efficacy has been reported. A single 1%(w/v) chitosan …

A starch edible surface coating delays banana fruit ripening

R Thakur, P Pristijono, M Bowyer, SP Singh, CJ Scarlett… - Lwt, 2019 - Elsevier
A rice starch edible coating blended with sucrose esters was developed for controlling the
postharvest physiological activity of Cavendish banana to extend postharvest quality during …

Effect of the ripening stage on the pulsed vacuum drying behavior of goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.): Ultrastructure, drying characteristics, and browning mechanism

AA Zhang, L ** ultrasound-assisted hot-air and infrared drying technology for sweet potatoes
MT Rashid, K Liu, MA Jatoi, B Safdar, D Lv… - Ultrasonics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The influence of ultrasound (US) pretreatments combined with infrared (IRD) and hot-air
(HAD) drying on drying kinetics, mathematical modeling, bioactive compounds (antioxidant …

Intervention mechanisms of cold plasma pretreatment on the quality, antioxidants and reactive oxygen metabolism of fresh wolfberries during storage

Y Du, S Mi, H Wang, S Yuan, F Yang, H Yu, Y **e… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Fresh wolfberries, a nutritious “super fruit”, face limited marketing potential due to storage
difficulties. This study aimed to enhance their storage stability using dielectric barrier …

Inactivation mechanism of Alternaria alternata by dielectric barrier discharge plasma and its quality control on fresh wolfberries

Y Du, S Mi, H Wang, F Yang, H Yu, Y **e, Y Guo… - Food Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Fresh wolfberry is a super fruit with excellent nutritive and medicinal values, but highly
perishable and difficult to store. In this research, dielectric barrier discharge plasma (DBD) …