Authors: O Raji Abdul Ganiy O Falade Kolawole W Abimbolu Fadeke
Publish Date: 2010/07/29
Volume: 47, Issue: 3, Pages: 305-309
Abstract
Pepper chilli Capsicum annum varieties ‘Tatase’ and ‘Rodo’ Capsicum frutescens ‘Sombo’ and ‘Bawa’ were osmotically dehydrated in sucrose solutions of 40 50 and 60o Brix and binary solutions of 50° sucrose with 5 10 and 15 salt at 20 30 and 40°C for 9 h Samples osmosed at higher sugar concentrations 50° and 60°Brix gave better results while improved solute gain were obtained using binary mixture with lower processing time energy and cost Effects of varietal differences on solid gain and water loss showed a descending in the order ‘Sombo’ ‘Rodo’ ‘Bawa’ and ‘Tatase’ The colours were retained and stabilized after osmotic dehydration Therefore the solid gain and colour retention are indications of value addition
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