Quality attributes of some fruit and vegetable crops preserved by three different drying methods [electronic resource].

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Three different drying methods (sun drying, hot air and solar drying) were investigated to evaluate their performance and effects on quality attributes of six crops. These crops included three fruit crops (grapes, figs and apricots) along with three vegetable crops (tomato, okra and jew's mallow). A solar collector was designed and used in the present study. Values of drying constant (K) and coefficient determination (RO) were evaluated for each of the aforementioned crops and the Fick's equation diffusion equation was applied. Consequently, the optimum time of drying was interpretated for each crop.

Summary in Arabic.