Seeds of mung bean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek) are subject to loss viability due aging and damage from pulse beetles (or bruchids; Callosobruchus spp.) infestation during storage. We investigated whether seed drying using desiccants hermetic packaging would prevent or ameliorate these consequences Sun-dried seeds at a moisture content 10% were subjected further for 72 h five different desic...

Summary The quality of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.), the ’king spices’, is largely dependent on postharvest handling and processing methods. Pungency aroma are most important qualities pepper, which attributed to its oleoresin volatile oils, respectively. Conventional open sun drying shade were tested for different pretreatment curing pepper. improvement reduction in duration exhibited sun-dr...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect different drying methods on nutritional content and antioxidant activity purslane. Two purslane samples have been dried using four (sun, vacuum, hot air, freeze drying). Dried fresh were analyzed for their dry matter, β-carotene content, chlorophyll a b contents, total flavonoid flavonol phenolic %DPPH radical scavenge activity, metal chelating ...

Postharvest processing is crucial to success in utilizing Sargassum sp. as a raw material tea production. pre-treatment and drying processes can cause fishy flavor nutrition loss; therefore, these effects need be understood managed. In this study, we evaluated the effect of deodorization technique method on final quality dried algal samples. duplicatum harvested from Talango Island, Sumenep, wa...

Small farmers who mostly live in rural areas need a cheap and easy technique for the post-harvest production process, especially drying. The participation of is very much needed so that design work tools according to their needs use can be sustainable. So far, sun drying dependent on weather causes fatigue due exposure. To overcome this, dryer was designed with application participatory princip...