Review of leaf drying: Mechanism and influencing parameters, drying methods, nutrient preservation, and mathematical models

AK Babu, G Kumaresan, VAA Raj, R Velraj - Renewable and sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fresh leaves used for culinary and medicinal purposes are highly perishable by nature.
Quite often, post-harvest losses occur and there is noticeable deterioration in quality due to …

Novel drying techniques for the food industry

JA Moses, T Norton, K Alagusundaram… - Food Engineering …, 2014 - Springer
The drying of foods is hugely important technique for the food industry and offers
possibilities for ingredient development and novel products to consumers. In recent years …

Bioactive profile, dehydration, extraction and application of the bioactive components of olive leaves

N Rahmanian, SM Jafari, TA Wani - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Dehydration techniques used for olive leaves.•Methods used to extract the
bioactive compounds from olive leaves.•Bioactive profile of olive leaves.•Food and …

A review on exergy analysis of drying processes and systems

M Aghbashlo, H Mobli, S Rafiee, A Madadlou - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2013 - Elsevier
In recent years, growing attention has been given to exergy analysis of drying processes
and systems and optimization of drying processes using exergy concept. This research …

Olive tree leaves—A source of valuable active compounds

FS Markhali, JA Teixeira, CMR Rocha - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The agricultural and processing activities of olive crops generate a substantial amount of
food by-products, particularly olive leaves, which are mostly underexploited, representing a …

Changes in colour, antioxidant activities and carotenoids (lycopene, β-carotene, lutein) of marigold flower (Tagetes erecta L.) resulting from different drying processes

S Siriamornpun, O Kaisoon, N Meeso - Journal of Functional Foods, 2012 - Elsevier
Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) flower has long been used as a food colourant and ingredient
in human food and animal feed. Drying is one of the most important processes for producing …

Innovative extraction technologies for development of functional ingredients based on polyphenols from olive leaves

ML Clodoveo, P Crupi, A Annunziato, F Corbo - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Olive tree (Olea europea L.) leaves represent around 10% of the total weight of olives
arriving at any given mill, which are generally discarded, causing economic and …

Olive Tree (Olea europeae L.) Leaves: Importance and Advances in the Analysis of Phenolic Compounds

L Abaza, A Taamalli, H Nsir, M Zarrouk - Antioxidants, 2015 - mdpi.com
Phenolic compounds are becoming increasingly popular because of their potential role in
contributing to human health. Experimental evidence obtained from human and animal …

Review of heat pump systems for drying application

LJ Goh, MY Othman, S Mat, H Ruslan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Heat pump system has been research and developed for different applications and mostly in
space heating, cooling and dehumidifying (drying). To improve the performance of the heat …

Effect of drying method on oleuropein, total phenolic content, flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity of olive (Olea europaea) leaf

S Şahin, E Elhussein, M Bilgin… - Journal of Food …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this research was to study the effect of microwave drying (MD) on the major
phenolic compound oleuropein, total phenolic and flavonoid contents, and antioxidant …