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Effects of Vacuum Frying versus Freeze Drying on Quality and Volatile Components of Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) Chips

GAO Xingyang1, AN Xinxin1, ZHAO Liyan1, YANG Fangmei1, PEI Fei2, YANG Wenjian2, REN Pengfei3, LIU Tongjun4, HU Qiuhui1,2,*     

  1. 1. College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;
    2. College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210046, China;
    3. Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China;
    4. Jinan New Star Machine Co. Ltd., Jinan 250032, China
  • Online:2015-09-15 Published:2015-09-11

Abstract:

Vacuum frying and freeze drying were comparatively used to produce shiitake (Lentinula edodes) chips. A
comprehensive analysis of the dried chips was performed on their sensory quality, nutritional composition and volatile
components by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results showed that freeze drying was better
for shiitake chips than vacuum frying in terms of texture, color and nutritional components. There were considerable
differences in volatile components between the two shiitake chips mainly with respect to eight-carbon components and
esters. A total of 45 volatile components were identified in freeze dried chips and 31 in vacuum fried chips. 1-Octen-3-ol
and 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane were identified in freezing dried chips but neither of them were detected in vacuum fried chips.
Moreover, much higher amounts of nonyl aldehyde and esters were identified in vacuum fried chips. In addition, alkanes
were also formed in considerable quantities in the two shiitake chips.

Key words: Lentinula edodes chips, vacuum frying, freeze drying, nutritional components, volatile components, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

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