Abstract

Osmotic dehydration conditions for strawberry were optimized using central composite rotatable design. The optimal conditions included osmotic dehydration temperature of 59.5°C, osmotic dehydration time of 245.6 min, and sorbitol concentration of 66.8%. Water loss (WL) exhibited a response value of 52.5% and was mainly influenced by sorbitol concentration (p≤0.01), followed by osmotic dehydration temperature (p≤0.01) and time (p≤0.01). The optimal condition was validated and found to be fitted well with the experimental data. The osmotic dehydration of strawberry was significantly influenced by osmotic dehydration temperature and time and sorbitol concentration. Based on the parameters of ANOVA, the predicted model for WL rate established by response surface quadratic regression provided an adequate mathematical description of the osmotic dehydration of strawberry.

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