2. Author's Information
    B. B. Martínez-Valencia
    División de Est, de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutierrez, Carr. Panamericana km, 1080, C. P. 29050 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico

    M. Abud-Archila
    División de Est, de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutierrez, Carr. Panamericana km, 1080, C. P. 29050 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico

    M. A. Ruiz-Cabrera
    Fac. de Ciencias Químicas, U. A. de San Luis Potosí. Av. Dr. Manuel Nava No. 6. C. P. 78210 S. L. P., Mexico

    A. Grajales-Lagunes
    Fac. de Ciencias Químicas, U. A. de San Luis Potosí. Av. Dr. Manuel Nava No. 6. C. P. 78210 S. L. P., Mexico

    L. Dendooven
    Laboratory of Soil Ecology, GIB, Cinvestav, Av. Instituto Politecnico Nacional 2508, C. P. 07360 Mexico D. F., Mexico

    S. L. Ovando-Chacón
    División de Est, de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutierrez, Carr. Panamericana km, 1080, C. P. 29050 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico

    F. A. Gutierrez-Miceli
    División de Est, de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutierrez, Carr. Panamericana km, 1080, C. P. 29050 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico
  3. Abstract
    The effect of temperature (30, 45 and 60°C), sucrose content (40, 50 and 60°Brix) and vacuum pulse (0, 300 and 600 mbars) on water loss (WL), solid gain (SG), color and volume changes, and penetration strength during osmotic drying kinetics of melon (Cucumis melo L.) var. cantaloupe was determined. A Box-Benhken experimental design with three blocks and three replicates was used to optimize the osmotic drying process. Vacuum pulse, sucrose content and temperature had a significant effect on WL and color, but not on penetration strength. SG was only affected for vacuum pulse. Sucrose content had a significant effect only on volume and vacuum pulse on SG. It was found that WL and SG were maximized while color change was minimized using a sucrose content of 52.6°Brix at 30°C and applying a vacuum pulse of 331.2 mbar.
    Keywords
    Cucumis melo, impregnation, response surface methodology
    DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.225
    ADLID: 4051-v4
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    Cucumis melo impregnation response surface methodology
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