The present work was carried out with the objective of evaluate the postharvest fisiologic of guavas ‘Kumagai’ submitted to application of edible coatings of chitosan. The experiment tested 2 and 6% of chitosan concentrations. ...

The combined drying process consists on using a high temperature drier, which reduces the humidity level on grains up to 16-18% w.b., followed by drying with air near to ambient temperature, until the grains reach the ...

The goal of this research was to analyze the dryness curves, as well as the titratable acidity, leaching potassium and electrical conductivity of natural and now-pulpy coffee, during its dryness in yards and with warm ...

The post-harvesting cleaning process in firesh market tomatoes production is essential to the consumer acceptance, since the degree of dirtiness of the fruits is directly related to its quality. However, the washing stage ...

The goal of the study was to evaluate the total, reducers and non-reducers sugars quantities of natural and now-pulpy coffee during the dryness in yards and with warm air at 40ºC and 60ºC degrees. It has been used topázio ...

At the moment, the ration industry faces great problems as to the acquisition of the raw materials: a large proportion of the them has to be discarded, due to inadequate physical and sanitary quality, causing significant ...