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Foam mat drying kinetics of jambolan and acerola mixed pulp1 1 Research developed at Laboratory of Processing and Storage of Agricultural Products, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil

Cinética de secagem em camada de espuma da polpa mista de jambolão e acerola

HIGHLIGHTS:

It was verified that the combination of foaming/stabilizing agents influenced the drying process.

Foam mat drying produced mixed pulp powders with low water content, important for their shelf life.

Effective diffusivity increases as a function of drying temperature elevation for jambolan and acerola mixed pulp.

ABSTRACT

Acerola and jambolan are fruits with several bioactive compounds of phenolic origin and a product made with these two raw materials appears to be a food with high antioxidant and nutraceutical potential. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the foam mat drying of the mixed pulp of jambolan and acerola. Mixed pulp formulations, containing 1.0% albumin with 0.5% xanthan gum (F1), 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose (F2) and 0.5% guar gum (F3), were dehydrated at 50, 60, 70 and 80 °C, with foam mat thickness of 0.5 cm. The elevation of the drying temperature decreased the water content and dehydration time of the samples. Formulation F3 obtained the shortest drying times; all drying models resulted in good adjustments, especially Midilli. Formulation F3 obtained greater effective diffusivity; the activation energy was higher in the F1 combination. The samples with albumin-guar (F3) showed greater enthalpy and entropy and samples with albumin-xanthan gum (F1) showed the highest Gibbs free energy. Foam mat drying is an efficient way of preserving the jambolan and acerola mixed pulp.

Key words:
Malpighia emarginata; Syzygium cumini; dehydration; effective diffusivity; activation energy

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