Table 1.
Final freeze time process, drying time process, and final moisture product for treated samples at different alkaline emulsions.
| Habanero Pepper Samples | Freezing Process (Minutes) | Drying Process (Hours) | Final Moisture(%) | Energy Saving (%) |
Effectiveness of Emulsions (Adimensional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samples without pretreatment | 180 | 20 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Olive oil | 10 | 14 | 6.55 | 39 | 0.083 |
| Coconut oil | 10 | 13 | 4.08 | 43 | 0.470 |
| Avocado oil | 10 | 14 | 6.04 | 39 | 0.154 |
| Grape oil | 10 | 14 | 5.10 | 39 | 0.286 |
| Sesame oil | 10 | 14 | 4.97 | 39 | 0.304 |
| Safflower oil | 10 | 14.5 | 3.01 | 36 | 0.564 |