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Informative Article | Pharmaceutical Science | India | Volume 14 Issue 4, April 2025 | Popularity: 5.4 / 10
Advancing Food Preservation: Harnessing Innovative Drying Technologies for Quality and Sustainability
Parawala Mubassira Daud Hasan
Abstract: Drying is a commonly used food preservation technique because it minimizes moisture - mediated deteriorative reactions and lowers moisture content to inhibit the growth of germs. While hot air convective drying and natural open - sun drying are widely used effective technologies, they have disadvantages such extended drying durations, color loss, and nutritional deterioration. For example, extended exposure to high temperatures during hot air drying results in nutritional degradation, taste alterations, and decreased antioxident capability. Recent studies have concentrated on reducing chemical and thurmal degradation while optimizing nutrition retention in an effort to address these issues. Cutting - edge and novel drying technologies have significant benefits for raising food quality. Innovative methods have been created to improve physicochemical characteristics by reducing drying time and heat degradation. The objective of these improvements is to enhance productivity while preserving nutritional value and prolonging shelf life. Ensuring product safety, quality, and acceptance is the primary objective of these innovations; they also aim to lower energy usage and the carbon footprint connected with drying process. Scholars have investigatigated methods including heat pump drying, high electric field drying, refractance window drying, and microwave or ultrasonic assisted drying. These techniques not only increase productivity but also maintain the final product?s quality. This special issue offers a forum for the most recent developments in cutting - edge and novel drying methods. Through the resolution of issues related to food quality and customer requirements, these developments provide a competitive edge in the international market.
Keywords: Advance in drying: hybrid drying techniques; pre - treatment; process analytical technology, drying techniques, freezing/drying points; drying period, Artificial and natural drying
Edition: Volume 14 Issue 4, April 2025
Pages: 629 - 636
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.21275/SR25403123450
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