Research Article
Mathematical Modelling, Drying Behavior, and Quality Investigation of the Turkey Berry in a Fluidized Bed Dryer
Table 5
Variation of shrinkage and total color change of the turkey berry under various drying input parameters.
| V (m/s) | Tin (°C) | Shrinkage (%) | Total color variations (ΔE) | Lfi | afi | bfi | ΔE |
| 0.8 | 50 | 71.2 ± 0.9a | 53.42 ± 0.8c | −2.98 ± 0.12a | 15.34 ± 0.12c | 21.12 ± 0.14a | 60 | 65.9 ± 1.2bc | 58.86 ± 0.6b | −3.73 ± 0.07b | 15.31 ± 0.17c | 16.76 ± 0.22c | 70 | 59.6 ± 1.4e | 64.12 ± 1.2a | −5.22 ± 0.08c | 17.16 ± 0.14a | 11.65 ± 0.15e |
| 2.1 | 50 | 68.3 ± 1.6b | 53.5 ± 0.8c | −3.12 ± 0.06a | 15.72 ± 0.28bc | 20.81 ± 0.11ab | 60 | 60.7 ± 1.3de | 59.08 ± 0.6b | −3.94 ± 0.04b | 15.93 ± 0.17b | 16.14 ± 0.16d | 70 | 54.6 ± 1.8f | 64.28 ± 0.4a | −5.28 ± 0.10c | 17.54 ± 0.16a | 11.25 ± 0.15fe |
| 3.4 | 50 | 63.9 ± 1.3cd | 53.82 ± 1.0c | −3.26 ± 0.12a | 15.98 ± 0.12b | 20.39 ± 0.11b | 60 | 55.8 ± 1.4f | 59.16 ± 0.6b | −3.98 ± 0.08b | 16.11 ± 0.19b | 15.96 ± 0.14d | 70 | 49.1 ± 1.1g | 64.37 ± 0.2a | −5.31 ± 0.05c | 17.61 ± 0.15a | 11.08 ± 0.12f |
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