The influence of pretreatment methods like physical, chemical, combined and hybrid treatments on the Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) fruits to enhance water diffusion during drying was assessed due removing a waxy layer peel. Pretreated untreated samples were dried at 70 ?C 4 m/s air flow in fluidized bed dryer. Fruits pretreated with abrasion blanching have lowest time good vitamin C content ret...

Sago is an essential source of starch for some regions in the third and developing world. However, sago processing industry has been producing a large amount waste, untreated waste usually disposed to nearest river. It not only leads environmental problem, but it illegal under Environmental Quality Act 1974. Since still high content, which 58%, can be converted value-added products such as poul...

This Paper determines an experimental study of dual-pass solar dryer with a bed tilt 0.5° and varying oscillating frequency drying chamber namely 1.25, 1.75 2.25 Hz for agricultural produce non–parboiled paddy grains. The oscillations are provided to move the grains from entry exit top moving down bottom finally exits dryer. new technology has been used in such as increase quality decrease loss...