PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PRODUCTION OF FREEZE-DRIED PUMPKIN POWDERS

Saheeda Mujaffar, Deborah Gilchrist, Wendy-Ann Isaac and Majeed Mohammed

No 253112, 51st Annual Meeting, July 19-24, 2015, Paramaribo, Suriname from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: The production of freeze dried pumpkin powders was investigated using five cultivars of pumpkins. Pumpkin purees were frozen then dried in a vacuum freeze drier. The resulting dried 'cakes' were pulverized to produce powders, which were compared with purees dried in an oven at 65°C. For all cultivars, freeze dried powders were superior in colour compared with air dried samples. Colour attributes and selected physico-chemical results for the different cultivars are presented.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.253112

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