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Vacuum pretreatment coupled to ultrasound assisted osmotic dehydration as a novel method for garlic slices
Yabin Feng1, Xiaojie Yu1, Abu ElGasim A Yagoub2
1School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
Abstract:
This study investigated the effects of multi-frequency mode ultrasound and vacuum technology on the water loss (WL) of garlic slices during osmotic dehydration (OD), and their effects on the microstructure of garlic. A new method of OD for garlic slices was proposed - Vacuum pretreatment coupled to ultrasound assisted osmotic dehydration (VUOD). The results indicated that the WL of the garlic slices treated with VUOD (21.12%) was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than slices treated with normally OD (NOD) (10.67%), vacuum pretreatment OD (VOD) (14.18%), and multi-frequency mode ultrasound assisted OD (UOD) (11.20-13.56%). A mass transfer mechanism of VUOD was proposed. Low-field nuclear magnetic resonance results quantified the moisture migration in the vacuole, cytoplasm and intercellular space, and the cell wall of garlic cells. The quality properties (allicin content, surface color change and firmness) of VUOD treated garlic slices are predominately better than NOD, VOD and UOD treated samples.
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