FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (18): 200-207.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201718032

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Optimization of Vacuum Freeze-Drying of Tofu by Response Surface Methodology

ZOU Xiaoshuang, LI Jiani, JIANG Nan, JIANG Lianzhou, LI Yang, SUI Xiaonan, QI Baokun, WANG Zhongjiang   

  1. (College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China)
  • Online:2017-09-25 Published:2017-09-04

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop a new freeze-drying procedure for tofu. The processing conditions were optimized using response surface methodology. The rehydration ratio and mass of freeze-dried tofu were 9.42 and 0.073 1 g, respectively under the optimized conditions: slice thickness 9.00 mm (12 mm in both length and width), pre-freezing rate, 0.70 ℃/min, cold trap temperature, ?48.7 ℃, pressure in drying chamber 70 Pa, and temperature of heat plate 51.9 ℃. The optimized procedure can establish a theoretical foundation for the production of freeze-dried tofu and other related products.

Key words: tofu, vacuum freeze-drying, rehydration ratio, mass of freeze-dried tofu, response surface analysis

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