Effect of drying temperature on qualities of mint

Abstract

The effect of drying temperature on properties of mint was investigated. A constant rate and a falling period were found during drying process of mint. The maximum chlorophll retention and the minimum value of a* and △E was found to be dried at 55 ˚C.The Modified Page model was the best to describing the drying process with R 2 of 0.97522-0.99916.

A detailed investigation of the temperature-controlled fluidized bed solar dryer: A numerical, experimental, and modeling study

“…Various drying applications to dehumidify mint leaves were presented in the table. In the given studies, drying air temperature varied between 31.2 and 66.3 • C. However, drying temperature of 50 • C was determined as the most suitable hot air temperature in order to achieve the best dried sample quality [73][74][75].…”