The impact of convective drying on the color, phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of noni (Morinda citrifolia L.)

AUTOR(ES)

MIRELES-ARRIAGA, Ana Isabel, RUIZ-LÓPEZ, Irving Israel, HERNÁNDEZ-GARCÍA, Pedro Abel, ESPINOSA-AYALA, Enrique, LÓPEZ-MARTÍNEZ, Leticia Xóchitl, MÁRQUEZ-MOLINA, Ofelia

FONTE

Food Sci. Technol

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

08/12/2016

RESUMO

Abstract The effect of thin-layer drying temperature on color, phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of noni slices was investigated. Noni slices were air-dried at 50, 60 and 70 °C under natural convection conditions. Drying curves were fitted to thin-layer drying models in order to evaluate the drying characteristics of the product. In addition, an unsteady-state diffusion equation was numerically solved considering both product shrinkage and a variable mass Biot number in boundary condition to accurately estimate water diffusivity in a process with external resistance to mass transfer. Results revealed that the Aghbashlo model accurately reproduced the experimental behavior. As expected, water diffusivities, corrected for shrinkage, increased with the use of higher drying temperatures, with values in the range of 1.80-3.19 to ×10-9 m2/s. On the other hand, while drying caused a reduction in product lightness (24-31%) and total phenolic content (20-28%), the antioxidant capacity of dried noni was high (82-93% DPPH inhibition), which is advantageous for the further storage or processing of this fruit.

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