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Table 1.4. Quality and other drying parameters of Bombay duck, Prawn and Jawala dehydrated using various drying methods (Visavale, 2009)
Density,
Dryer RR Shrinkage, %
kg m -3
25 °C 100 °C True Bulk
∆ E
Hardness,
g
OA
Esp,
kJ kg -1
Deff
×10 9 ,
m 2 s -1
DT,h
Bombay duck: IMC ~85% (w.b)
OSD 1.75 a 0.85 a
68.24 a
612.18 a 112.12 a 33.23 a 1744.3 a 5.12 a 0 a * 0.31 17.33
SCD 2.55 b 1.13 b 56.24 b 700.12 b 122.82 b 21.33 b 971.68 b 6.86 b 2098 a 1.01 10.00
HAD 2.45 b 1.12 b 55.15 b 760.52 c 128.18 b 19.29 b 1121.52 c 6.95 b 18950 b 1.51 7.50
FD 2.85 c 1.15 b 5.32 c 400.23 d 65.23 c 5.34 c 892.61 d 8.87 c 21200 c 0.70 9.83
Prawn: IMC ~78% (w.b)
OSD 2.56 a,c 2.25 a
65.14 a
410.25 a 85.21 a 38.58 a 1443.33 a 5.87 a 0 a * 0.08
8.50
SCD 3.2 b 3.01 b 45.24 b 422.23 a 87.81 a 22.18 b 1218.22 b 6.66 a 959 a 0.21 4.00
HAD 3.05 a,b 2.85 b 43.23 b 425.41 a 89.19 a 20.58 b 1040.67 c 6.89 a 8081 a 0.31 5.00
FD 3.65 c 3.35 d 6.41 d 315.35 b 50.12 b 6.55 d 516.00 d 8.72 b 13507 b 0.10 6.00
Jawala (Acetes indicus): IMC ~87% (w.b)
OSD 1.65 a 0.75 a
58.14 a
380.28 a 91.51 a 39.15 a 1245.31 a 4.28 a 0 a * 0.60 6.00
SCD 2.65 b 1.23 b 54.18 b 412.15 b 98.14 b 24.43 b 645.24 b 6.90 b 625.14 a 1.01 3.00
HAD 2.55 b 1.15 b 54.11 b 450.14 c 104.25 b 17.19 b 845.25 c 6.95 b 5023.19 b 2.02 2.00
FD 2.90 c 1.18 b 4.12 c 275.31 d 45.15 c 6.15 c 541.29 d 8.85 c 12935.24 c 0.40 6.00
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