Leila Mendes Pereira

TL;DR: The effects of vacuum pulse and solution concentration on mass transfer of osmotically dehydrated guava slices were studied in this paper, where two different models of diffusion were tested to obtain diffusivity and to compare the accuracy of these models.

TL;DR: The use of glycerol in the coating formulation was not efficient in the maintenance of quality parameters of fresh-cut mangoes, promoting a higher weight loss of samples, impairing fruit texture characteristics, increasing carotenogenesis, and favoring microbial growth during storage.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of cassava starch edible coatings, added or not of potassium sorbate, on mechanical properties, surface color, sensory acceptance, and respiration rate of strawberries was evaluated in order to choose the best coating conditions to minimally processed strawberries.

TL;DR: In this paper, cassava starch-based edible coatings (3%), added or not with potassium sorbate (0.05%), were applied on minimally processed strawberries to increase product shelf-life.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of sugar type and concentration, process temperature, and calcium salt addition on osmotic solution was investigated for tropical fruits like guava, melon, and papaya.