Table 3.
Effect of different drying modes on chilgoza nut drying
| Drying Modes | Time taken for drying, Days | Temperature of various modes, °C | Water activity | Moisture, % | * Sensory quality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Texture | Taste | OA | |||||
| Solar Glass drier | 16 | 49 | 0. 201 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Solar Polyethylene Tunnel drier | 20 | 45 | 0.169 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Sun | 24 | 20 | 0.217 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Cabinet drier | 5 | 55 | 0.098 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| SE | – | – | 0.049 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.23 |
| CD 0.05 | – | – | 0.150 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
OA = Overall acceptability, *Based on 9 point Hedonic scale (Nr of panelist 10), (n = 4),
SE = Standard error of mean