Effect of immersion time in osmosis and ultrasound on papaya cell structure during dehydration

The effect of ultrasound-assisted osmotic dehydration applied at atmospheric pressure for different lengths of time on papaya tissue structure was evaluated. Ultrasound induced the loss of cellular adhesion, formation of large cell interspaces, and light rupture of the cell walls. The changes in the...

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Autores: Rodrigues, Sueli, Oliveira, Francisca I. P., Gallão, Maria Izabel, Fernandes, Fabiano A. N.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/64140
Acesso em linha:http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/64140
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Drying
Image analysis
Osmotic dehydration
Papaya
Ultrasound
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Resumo:The effect of ultrasound-assisted osmotic dehydration applied at atmospheric pressure for different lengths of time on papaya tissue structure was evaluated. Ultrasound induced the loss of cellular adhesion, formation of large cell interspaces, and light rupture of the cell walls. The changes in the tissue structure caused by ultrasound application increased sugar loss, water loss, and effective water diffusivity. Ultrasound-assisted osmotic dehydration induced a gradual distortion in the shape of the cells, loss of cellular adhesion, and the formation of large channels caused by rupture of the cell walls. The changes caused by the application of osmotic dehydration resulted in high water loss and sugar gain.