Abstract
The fresh, ripe fig fruits of cultivar ‘Poona’ were subjected to pre-treatments of dipping oil with two concentrations i.e. 34 and 38 ppm. The fruits were dipped in dipping oil for 1 minute and then subjected to sulphur fumigation for 2 h. Fig fruits were then dipped in three concentrations of sugar syrup i.e. 50, 60 and 70°Brix for 48 hour to reach desired total soluble solids and then dried at 55°C temperature till 18-20 per cent (wb) moisture content was attained. While drying, moisture content, drying rate and moisture ratio were monitored at 1 hour interval. It was observed that rate of moisture reduction as well as drying rate was higher for figs treated with higher concentration of dipping oil (38 ppm) as well as immersed in sugar syrup solution of high concentration (60°Brix). Drying process showed only a falling rate period. The exponential equation of moisture ratio verses drying time provides excellent fit to the experimental data on drying of fig sample with highest drying constant (k) and R2 value.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
Higher dipping-oil concentration (38 ppm) gave a higher rate of moisture reduction and drying rate in figs.
- Taxon
- fige0
- Material
- Poonae0
- Organ / stage
- fruitse0
- Treatment
- higher concentration of dipping oil (38 ppm)e1
- Outcome
- rate of moisture reduction as well as drying ratee1
- Direction
- highere1
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Verbatim
e0“The fresh, ripe fig fruits of cultivar ‘Poona’”
e1“rate of moisture reduction as well as drying rate was higher for figs treated with higher concentration of dipping oil (38 ppm)”
Claim · model-written summary
Immersion in high-concentration (60°Brix) sugar syrup gave a higher rate of moisture reduction and drying rate in figs.
- Taxon
- fige0
- Material
- Poonae0
- Organ / stage
- fruitse0
- Treatment
- sugar syrup solution of high concentration (60°Brix)e2
- Outcome
- rate of moisture reduction as well as drying ratee2
- Direction
- highere2
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The fresh, ripe fig fruits of cultivar ‘Poona’”
e2“rate of moisture reduction as well as drying rate was higher for figs treated with higher concentration of dipping oil (38 ppm) as well as immersed in sugar syrup solution of high concentration (60°Brix)”
Claim · model-written summary
Drying of figs showed only a falling-rate period.
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“The fresh, ripe fig fruits of cultivar ‘Poona’”
e3“Drying process showed only a falling rate period”
Claim · model-written summary
The exponential equation of moisture ratio against drying time fitted the fig drying data well, with the highest drying constant (k) and R2 value.
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“The fresh, ripe fig fruits of cultivar ‘Poona’”
e4“The exponential equation of moisture ratio verses drying time provides excellent fit to the experimental data on drying of fig sample with highest drying constant (k) and R2 value”
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