Effect of cell wall properties of plant tissue on porosity and shrinkage of dried apple


Autoria(s): Joardder, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain; Karim, Azharul; Kumar, Chandan; Brown, Richard J.
Data(s)

24/01/2014

Resumo

In this study cell wall properties; moisture distribution, stiffness, thickness and cell dimension have been taken into consideration. Cell wall stiffness dependent on complex combination of plant cell microstructures, composition and water holding capacity of the cell. In this work, some preliminary steps taken by investing cell wall properties of apple in order to predict change of porosity and shrinkage during drying. Two different types of apple cell wall characteristic were investigated to correlate with porosity and shrinkage after convective drying. A scanning electron microscope (SEM), 2N Intron, a pyncometer and image J software were used in order to measure and analyze cell characteristics, water dynamics, porosity and shrinkage. Cell stiffness of red delicious apple was found higher than granny smith apples. A significant relationship has found between cell wall characteristics and both heat and mass transfer. Consequently, evolution of porosity and shrinkage noticeably influenced during convective drying by the nature of cell wall. This study has brought better understanding of porosity and shrinkage of dried food stuff in microscopic (cell) level and would provide better insight to attain energy effective drying process and quality food stuff.

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application/pdf

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/66818/

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/66818/1/Conference_proceeding_148.pdf

Joardder, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Karim, Azharul, Kumar, Chandan, & Brown, Richard J. (2014) Effect of cell wall properties of plant tissue on porosity and shrinkage of dried apple. In Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Food Properties (ICFP2014), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Fonte

School of Chemistry, Physics & Mechanical Engineering; Science & Engineering Faculty

Palavras-Chave #060702 Plant Cell and Molecular Biology #090802 Food Engineering #cell wall characteristics #compressive deformation #drying kinetics #porosity #microstructure
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Conference Paper