Studies on dehydration of mushroom by intermediate tray drying
The mushroom (Pleurotus sajor caju) was dehydrated using various pretreatment viz., control, CaCl2 solution, sulphuring and CaCl2 solution + sulphuring intermittently using tray dryer. Three cycles intermittent drying viz., 1:0.5h, 1:1 h and 1.5:1 h for on and off the dryer were used for the dehydration. Two drying temperatures 500C and 600C were used during study.
Effective drying time varied between4 to 5½ h for 500C and 3 to 4½ h for 600C, respectively. Better quality-dehydrated mushroom could be prepared by using intermittent drying technique (1:1). The quality of untreated (control) dehydrated mushroom samples were found better to that of treated in terms of colour, flavour, texture, taste and acceptability.
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