Table 4.
The physiochemical properties of the Orange fleshed sweet potato powder as the composition at various inlet air temperature, feed flow rate and maltodextrin concentration.
| Run | The studied parameters |
Studied properties of OFSP powder |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inlet air temperature (°C) | Feed flow rate (ml/min) | Maltodextrin (%) | Powder yield (%) | Water Solubility Index (%) | β- carotene (mg/100g) | Hygroscopicity (%) | |
| 1 | 190 | 10 | 5 | 40.64 | 27.16 | 18.98 | 16.4 |
| 2 | 150 | 10 | 5 | 40.85 | 16.61 | 27.31 | 12.15 |
| 3 | 190 | 15 | 10 | 45.23 | 30.15 | 19.35 | 15.96 |
| 4 | 150 | 20 | 15 | 41.08 | 20.21 | 28.68 | 14.35 |
| 5 | 170 | 15 | 10 | 48.45 | 27.02 | 25.14 | 15.52 |
| 6 | 150 | 15 | 10 | 41.69 | 21.06 | 27.51 | 14.65 |
| 7 | 170 | 15 | 10 | 48.46 | 26.48 | 25.65 | 15.22 |
| 8 | 190 | 20 | 5 | 42.64 | 25.14 | 20.35 | 16.68 |
| 9 | 150 | 20 | 5 | 37.21 | 15.36 | 28.21 | 13.24 |
| 10 | 170 | 15 | 5 | 44.14 | 22.31 | 24.94 | 15.9 |
| 11 | 170 | 15 | 15 | 46.25 | 27.02 | 24.09 | 14 |
| 12 | 190 | 10 | 15 | 43.01 | 29.51 | 19.65 | 12.31 |
| 13 | 170 | 15 | 10 | 47.25 | 27.28 | 25.42 | 15.62 |
| 14 | 170 | 15 | 10 | 48.1 | 27.14 | 24.81 | 15.61 |
| 15 | 170 | 10 | 10 | 45.36 | 26.64 | 24.88 | 14.15 |
| 16 | 170 | 15 | 10 | 47.89 | 27.3 | 25.69 | 16.6 |
| 17 | 170 | 20 | 10 | 47.35 | 27.4 | 26.5 | 15.38 |
| 18 | 150 | 10 | 15 | 39.28 | 19.91 | 27.05 | 11.67 |
| 19 | 170 | 15 | 10 | 48.46 | 27.27 | 25.02 | 15.72 |
| 20 | 190 | 20 | 15 | 47.94 | 28.58 | 21.25 | 12.83 |
OFSP: Orange fleshed sweet potato.