Using Infrared Radiation in a Radiant Wall Oven for Blanching Small-Sized Peanuts

Table 4

Blanching results (%) for the treatment combinations used in this study.

Treatment	Blanched whole	Blanched split	Unblanched	Total blanched
Low moisture control	62.91 ± 6.51	21.62 ± 3.30	15.47 ± 5.46	84.53 ± 5.46
Low moisture IR1	63.91 ± 3.01	23.99 ± 2.57	12.09 ± 2.59	87.91 ± 2.59
Low moisture IR2	65.22 ± 3.52	22.20 ± 6.16	12.59 ± 3.10	87.41 ± 3.10
High moisture control	58.79 ± 14.35	20.84 ± 3.56	20.37 ± 13.02	79.63 ± 13.02
High moisture IR1	55.69 ± 12.44	19.08 ± 4.40	25.24 ± 9.96	74.76 ± 9.96
High moisture IR2	57.87 ± 13.46	22.93 ± 3.70	19.20 ± 10.80	80.80 ± 10.80

No significant differences found within the two moisture categories at = 0.05.