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)
LfiafibfiΔE

0.85071.2 ± 0.9a53.42 ± 0.8c−2.98 ± 0.12a15.34 ± 0.12c21.12 ± 0.14a
6065.9 ± 1.2bc58.86 ± 0.6b−3.73 ± 0.07b15.31 ± 0.17c16.76 ± 0.22c
7059.6 ± 1.4e64.12 ± 1.2a−5.22 ± 0.08c17.16 ± 0.14a11.65 ± 0.15e

2.15068.3 ± 1.6b53.5 ± 0.8c−3.12 ± 0.06a15.72 ± 0.28bc20.81 ± 0.11ab
6060.7 ± 1.3de59.08 ± 0.6b−3.94 ± 0.04b15.93 ± 0.17b16.14 ± 0.16d
7054.6 ± 1.8f64.28 ± 0.4a−5.28 ± 0.10c17.54 ± 0.16a11.25 ± 0.15fe

3.45063.9 ± 1.3cd53.82 ± 1.0c−3.26 ± 0.12a15.98 ± 0.12b20.39 ± 0.11b
6055.8 ± 1.4f59.16 ± 0.6b−3.98 ± 0.08b16.11 ± 0.19b15.96 ± 0.14d
7049.1 ± 1.1g64.37 ± 0.2a−5.31 ± 0.05c17.61 ± 0.15a11.08 ± 0.12f

Different letters in same column indicate a significant statistical difference ().