Mathematical modelling of the osmotic dehydration of cherry tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum var. cerasiforme)

Osmotic dehydration of cherry tomato as influenced by osmotic agent (sodium chloride and a mixed sodium chloride and sucrose solutions) and solution concentration (10 and 25% w/w) at room temperature (25°C) was studied. Kinetics of water loss and solids uptake were determined by a two parameter mode...

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Autores: AZOUBEL,Patricia Moreira, MURR,Fernanda E. Xidieh
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:Brasil
Recursos:Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (SBCTA)
Repositorio:Food Science and Technology (Campinas)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:scielo:S0101-20612000000200017
Acesso em linha:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612000000200017
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:tomat
osmotic dehydration
diffusivity
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Resumo:Osmotic dehydration of cherry tomato as influenced by osmotic agent (sodium chloride and a mixed sodium chloride and sucrose solutions) and solution concentration (10 and 25% w/w) at room temperature (25°C) was studied. Kinetics of water loss and solids uptake were determined by a two parameter model, based on Fick's second law and applied to spherical geometry. The water apparent diffusivity coefficients obtained ranged from 2.17x10-10 to 11.69x10-10 m²/s.