Table 2.
Water loss (WL) (a) and solid gain (SG) (b) of samples after 30 min of osmotic dehydration (OD) or ultrasound-assisted osmotic dehydration (USOD) in a solution of erythritol (ERY), sorbitol (SOR), or sucrose (SUC).
| WL∙103 (kg/kg wet basis) |
SG∙103 (kg/kg wet basis) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osmotic agent | OD* | USOD* | change (%) | OD* | USOD* | change (%) |
| ERY | 243.3 ± 2.0 | 245.7 ± 3.8 | 1% | 75.9 ± 0.5 | 110.9 ± 0.2 | 46% |
| SOR | 214.6 ± 3.1 | 240.0 ± 0.8 | 12% | 51.6 ± 2.3 | 88.8 ± 1.2 | 72% |
| SUC | 141.3 ± 3.4 | 200.9 ± 1.9 | 42% | 28.1 ± 1.1 | 53.4 ± 0.2 | 90% |
* mean ± standard deviation.