Mass transfer during osmotic dehydration of pineapple rings

Abstract

Summary The effect of temperature (30, 40 and 50°C) and sucrose concentration (50, 60 and 70°Brix) on the osmotic dehydration of commercial size pineapple rings were studied, at an initial ratio of 1:4 fruit:sucrose solution. The rate of water loss in the fruit varied with both osmotic solution concentration and temperature. A proposed model based on Crank's equation was fitted to the experimental data.