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KMID : 1024420220260040268
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Food Engineering Progress
2022 Volume.26 No. 4 p.268 ~ p.276
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Analysis of the Quality Characteristics of Napa Cabbage and Lettuce according to Hot Air Drying Conditions
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Lee Seung-Hee
Lee Mi-Yeon
Ko Eun-Young
Lee Hyeon-Bo
Choi Mi-Jung
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Abstract
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This study aims to investigate the effect of drying temperatures on the quality characteristics and physicochemical properties of vegetables. Lettuce and napa cabbage were dried at 40, 50, and 60o C and analyzed for various quality indexes. Higher drying temperature induced the lower L* and higher a* and b* values of samples. Also, it resulted in lowering the rehydration ratio, pH, and total free amino acid content of dried vegetables. The outcome might be due to the damage to the internal structure of vegetables and the decomposition of free amino acids during thermal treatment. Higher drying temperatures led to higher soluble solid and total polyphenol contents due to the conversion of phenolic compounds from combined to free form during the drying process, which changed phenolic compounds from combined to free form. Consequently, samples dried at higher temperatures had higher DPPH radical scavenging ability. The final moisture content and drying time decreased as the drying temperature increased; moreover, the antioxidant activity increased. A lower drying temperature is beneficial to maintaining the chemical characteristics of crops.
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KEYWORD
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lettuce, napa cabbage, hot air drying, drying temperature, quality characteristic
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