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Title: Effect Of Temperature And Time On The Moisture Content, Colour, And Texture Of Okra
Authors: Komolafe, G. O
Idah, P. A
Keywords: Okra
Drying
Temperature-drying time
Moisture-content
Colour and texture
Issue Date: 2008
Publisher: Nigerian Food Journal 0
Abstract: Effect of drying temperature and time on okra (Hibiscus esculentus) was investigated. The moisture content, colour and texture of the okra were evaluated. A model was developed to meet the required safe storage moisture content, using data drawn from a 2 factorial conducted in triplicates. The colour and texture parameters were statistically evaluated using chi-square. The results showed that a temperature of 65 C and a drying time of 5 hours are most appropriate for drying okra to safe storage moisture content of 3.2% dry basis (0.032 db). At P<0.05 results showed that there was significant difference in colour and no significant differences in the texture of fresh and dried samples.
URI: http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/13912
ISSN: 0189-7241
Appears in Collections:Agric. and Bioresources Engineering



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