FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (4): 30-34.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201404007

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Effects of Different High Temperature Heat Pump Drying Conditions on the Quality of Dried Longan

LIN Xian, DENG Cai-ling, XU Yu-juan, TANG Dao-bang, WU Ji-jun, CHEN Yu-long, ZHANG Yan   

  1. Guangdong Open Access Laboratory of Agricultural Produce Processing, Sericulture and Agri-Food Research Institute,
    Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510610, China
  • Received:2013-05-24 Revised:2014-01-22 Online:2014-02-25 Published:2014-03-17
  • Contact: Xian LIN E-mail:sannysannylam@hotmail.com

Abstract:

The effects of different drying temperatures and different air velocities of high temperature heat pump drying
(HTHPD) on general physicochemical properties, color, texture and active components of dried longan were investigated.
Results showed that dried longan exhibited increased total acid content and decreased rehydration rate as the drying
temperature increased. The pH value of dried longan decreased as the drying temperature increased at the same air velocity.
Generally, the color of dried longan became darker (yellow) depending on both drying temperature and air velocity. The
overall changes in springiness, resilience hardness, chewiness and cohesiveness of dried longan were not significant
under different drying conditions. Adhesiveness value became higher when the air velocity was lower. The content of free
phenolic compounds reached the highest level when the dyring temperature was 60 ℃, while the contents of bound phenolic
compounds and polysaccharides were independent of the drying conditions.

Key words: dried longan, high temperature heat pump drying, drying conditions, quality

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