Optimization of Osmotic Dehydration of Organic Red Pepper Using Response Surface Methodology

Authors : Zehra YİLDİZ, Ayse SARIMESELİ

Pages : 19-33

Doi:10.24107/ijeas.251258

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Publication Date : 2015-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In the present study, organic red pepper slices were undergone osmotic dehydration process, and response surface methodology insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(RSM); was used to determine the influence of the process variables. Also, the optimal processing conditions were determined in order to reduce the weight reduction, water loss and solid gain of the red pepper samples to a safe level. A four-level central composite design insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CCRD); involving the variables such as temperature insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(25-45 C);, processing time insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(30-150 min);, salt concentration insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5-25%,w/w); and solution to sample ratio insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5:1-25:1); was developed for this purpose. Data obtained from the RSM was subjected to the analysis of variance insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ANOVA); by using a second-order polynomial equation, which provided the optimized process conditions as 34.24 0C for temperature, 85.94 min for processing time, 5.88% for salt concentration and 20.79:1 for solution to sample ratio. The weight reduction, water loss and solid gain data were optimized for the osmotic dehydration of pepper slices and the values were found to be 11.40, 13.05 and 0.90 respectively
Keywords : Osmotic dehydration, mass transfer, CCRD, response surface methodology

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