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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Impact of Tissue Decay on Drying Kinetics, Moisture Diffusivity, and Microstructure of Bell Pepper and Strawberry.

Sindy Palma-Salgado, Luis Vargas, Taha M Rababah, Hao Feng

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sindy Palma-SalgadoDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Luis VargasDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Taha M RababahDepartment of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-3215-6419
Hao FengDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1703-2194

Funding

United States Department of Agriculture #NI231445XXXXG011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the potential to transform plant-based waste into a sustainable resource for animal feed through dehydration. Currently, research on the drying performance of decayed plant tissues remains scarce. To address this gap, we explored the use of a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) as a precisely controlled convective drying method to evaluate the drying performance of decayed strawberries (ST) and bell peppers (BP), as models for high- and low-porous structures, respectively. Drying curves, moisture diffusivity, yeast and mold load, and microstructure of decayed plant tissues were evaluated. Our results showed that decayed BP and ST tissues dried up to 22% faster than fresh tissues, with a higher effective moisture diffusivity. Significantly higher yeast and mold counts (log CFU/g) were detected in decayed tissues, resulting in softening and deterioration of the plant tissues. Significant differences were found in the effective moisture diffusivity (D

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bell pepperfood wastehot air dryingmoisture diffusivitystrawberrythermogravimetric analysis

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PMID41097570
PMCPMC12523941

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