José Roberto Rodrigues de Oliveira Moura

Mr. José Roberto Rodrigues de Oliveira Moura

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

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9 August 2024 in Foods
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JMJosé Roberto Rodrigues de Oliveira Moura
José Roberto Rodrigues de Oliveira Moura
MSMorais Blenda R. S.
Morais Blenda R. S.
JSJoão Henrique Fernandes da Silva
João Henrique Fernandes da Silva
AAAmanda S. S. Alves
Amanda S. S. Alves
SBShirley Clyde Rupert Brandao
Shirley Clyde Rupert Brandao
PAPatricia Moreira Azoubel
Patricia Moreira Azoubel
There is a growing interest in the food industry in new drying technologies that reduce the time required for dehydration, combined with low energy consumption, low environmental impact, and maintenance of the overall quality of the product. This work investigated convective drying of pumpkin with and without ultrasound-organic (citric or acetic) acid pretreatment for different durations (10, 20, and 30 min). Drying was carried out at 60 °C, and the Wang and Singh model had the best fit for the experimental data. Samples pretreated for 30 min had the shortest drying times. Water diffusivities ranged from 6.68 × 10−8 m2/s to 7.31 × 10−8 m2/s, with the pretreated samples presenting the highest values. The dried pumpkin water activity values were below 0.60. Regarding color parameters, there was a slight increase in luminosity, a slight reduction in a*, and a significant increase in b*. Drying resulted in the loss of ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds, but the samples pretreated with citric acid showed better retention. There was also a reduction in the total carotenoid content, but samples pretreated with acetic acid for 10 and 20 min showed the best retention.