Table 2.

Dehydration rate models.

Model	Description
(A) (−ln(X/X cr))1/2 = k(t − t cr) (∗)	Avrami-Erofeev's equation for solid state transition by random nucleation [2].
(B) −ln(X/X cr) = k(t − t cr) (∗∗)	classical first order chemical kinetics [2].
(C) −ln((1 − (1−X/X cr)1/2)π 2/8) = k(t − t cr) (∗∗∗)	spatially averaged solution of 2-D Fick's transient diffusion equation [10].

X _cr = 0.8X ₀ is the fitting start water content, X ₀ is the product initial water content, and t _cr is the fitting start time.