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Effects of freezing/thawing, sun drying, solar drying, and foam-mat drying on physical, chemical, rheological, and sensory attributes of okra were investigated. Average poured bulk and tapped bulk densities of sun-dried, solar-dried, and foam-mat-dried okra were 800 and 950, 715 and 765, 355 and 367 kg/m3, respectively. Minimum and maximum porosity of sun-dried, solar-dried, and foam-mat dried okra were 55.70% and 62.60%, 50.06% and 53.30%, 60.90% and 62.87%, respectively. Sun-dried and solar-dried okra showed higher L*, a*, and chroma values than frozen/thawed and foam-mat-dried okra. Within a temperature range of 80–40 °C, viscosity of fresh, frozen/thawed, foam-mat-dried, solar-dried, and sun-dried okra were 0.055–0.080, 0.055–0.075, 0.050–0.073, 0.005–0.065, and 0.005–0.022 Nsm−2, respectively. Sensory evaluation showed no significant difference (p < 0.05) between fresh, frozen/thawed, and foam-mat dried okra in color, aroma, and overall acceptability. Sun-dried and solar-dried okra were significantly poorer (p < 0.05) in color, aroma, taste, and overall acceptability.
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Falade, K.O., Omojola, B.S. Effect of Processing Methods on Physical, Chemical, Rheological, and Sensory Properties of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus). Food Bioprocess Technol 3, 387–394 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-008-0126-2
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