Abstract
Based on unsteady state heat conduction, a mathematical model has been developed to describe the simultaneous heat and moisture transfer during potato frying. For the first time, the equation was solved using both enthalpy and Variable Space Network (VSN) methods, based on a moving interface defined by the boiling temperature of water in a potato disc during frying. Two separate regions of the potato disc namely fried (crust) and unfried (core), were considered as heat transfer domains. A variable boiling temperature of the water in potato discs was required as an input parameter for the model as the water is evaporated during frying, resulting in an increase in the soluble solid concentration of the potato sample. Pulsed electric field (PEF) pretreatment prior to frying had no significant effect on the measured moisture content, thermal conductivity or frying time compared to potatoes that did not receive a PEF pretreatment. However, a PEF pretreatment at 1.1 kV/cm and 56 kJ/kg reduced the temperature variation in the experimentally measured potato center by up to 30%. The proposed heat and moisture transfer model based on unsteady state heat conduction successfully predicted the experimental measurements, especially when the equation was solved using the enthalpy method.
Highlights
Deep-oil frying is one of the most common processes used for food preparation, which is estimated as a billion-dollar industry worldwide [1]
This study aims to test whether the enthalpy and Variable Space Network (VSN) methods based on a moving interface defined by the boiling temperature of water in potato during frying can describe the temperature-time distribution of Pulsed electric field (PEF)-treated potatoes
Potatoes were treated with PEF at an electric field strength of 1.1 kV/cm, pulse frequency of 50 Hz, and pulse width of 20 μs at varying pulse numbers of 1100 and 3100 that resulted in specific energy inputs at either
Summary
Deep-oil frying is one of the most common processes used for food preparation, which is estimated as a billion-dollar industry worldwide [1]. Costa and Oliveira [8] developed a two-phase model (crust and core) with a time-dependent boundary condition to define the water loss in fried potato discs In their model system, dynamics were described as a general first-order response to an exponential input, where the rate constants of both phases (crust and core) were highly dependent on the thickness of potato discs while the rate constant of the unfried phase (core) was impacted by the frying temperature. Dynamics were described as a general first-order response to an exponential input, where the rate constants of both phases (crust and core) were highly dependent on the thickness of potato discs while the rate constant of the unfried phase (core) was impacted by the frying temperature These researchers reported that 63% of the initial moisture content in a potato still resides in the unfried phase
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