The rate of agricultural and horticultural waste is high in Iran, and one of the best preventive methods is to convert fruits and crops to the products which have long shelf life and high quality. Traditionally apricots are dried in front of sun with excessive sulfuring which is proved to be harmful for human. In the current study apricots were dried by either solar tunnel dryer or conventional...

Occurrence of toxigenic molds and mycotoxins on dried fruits is a worldwide problem, but limited information is available in China. A total of 220 dried fruits (raisins, dried apricots, dates and wolfberries) purchased from China were analyzed for 17 mycotoxins (i.e., Alternaria toxins, ochratoxin A (OTA), patulin (PAT) and trichothecenes) by UPLC-MS/MS, combined with a single-step cleanup. The...

This article is devoted to obtaining various methods of drying a zoned apricot cultivar in Uzbekistan. Before laying for drying, the sugar content fresh fruits was 17-21.5%. The output dried products 15.3-19%, relatively high yield allocated when apricots, kaisa (19-22%). A good organoleptic assessment (4.4-4.5points) distinguishes varieties from Yubileiny Navoi, Gulyungilyuchak, apricots.

This article describes the results of research conducted on drying different types apricots. Experiments were to study chemical composition apricots, quality finished product after in three ways, and duration drying. During period, biochemical fruits selected as raw materials was regularly analyzed. The highest indicator amount dry matter observed, three-year average indicators studied. Sugar i...

Small bowel obstruction is rarely caused by bezoars. An important cause of phytobezoars are dried fruits. A 56 year old man presented to our department with symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction. Abdomen was distended and tender at the right and left lower quadrants. Bowel movements were decreased, and rectum was empty on digital examination. Upright plain films of the abdomen revealed multi...

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is among the most important mycotoxins, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies it as possibly carcinogenic to humans (group 2B). A total of 121 samples of dried fruits from the central zone of Iran were analyzed for OTA by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. The recovery percentages of OTA in spiked dried fruit samples at concen...