Dragon fruit or pitaya is an incredible functional food that provides nutraceutical benefits
owing to its prebiotic activity and has gained attention in recent years owing to its multiple …

Dragon fruit, which is native to northern South America and Mexico, has become a
significant crop in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, including Vietnam, China, and …

Nineteen yeast strains were screened from the soil, dead branches, and fruit peels of a
dragon fruit orchard. The yeast strain Z03M was obtained through preliminary screening …

Drying is one of the most common and effective techniques for preserving the quantitative
and qualitative characteristics of medicinal plants in the post-harvest phase. Therefore, in …

This study investigated the effects of hot air drying (HAD), infrared-assisted hot air drying (IR-
HAD), vacuum freeze drying (VFD), and pulsed-vacuum drying (PVD) on the drying …

C. berlandieri ssp. berlandieri (C. berlandieri) is one of the most common members of the
group of plants known as quelites, which are dark leafy greens widely consumed in Mexico …

Climate change-induced abiotic stresses pose serious threats to natural resources,
agricultural productivity, and food security globally. To tackle these challenges, an …

The mulberry fruit is edible and medicinal, and it is commonly referred to as the “best health
product of the 21st century”. The purpose of this study was to find out whether different …

Refractance window drying is a technique that has great potential to dry commodities, with
better quality at an affordable cost. However, there is still a lack of awareness regarding its …

This study offers a comparative evaluation of freeze-drying (FD), hot-air drying (HD), and
traditional sun drying (SD) on the physicochemical properties of Hemerocallis citrina Baroni …