1. STUDY OF VACUUM AND FREEZE DRYING OF BEE HONEY.
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NEDIĆ, Nebojša M., GOJAK, Milan D., ZLATANOVIĆ, Ivan J., RUDONJA, Nedžad R., LAZAREVIĆ, Kristina B., DRAŽIĆ, Milan S., GLIGOREVIĆ, Kosta B., and PAJIĆ, Miloš B.
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HONEYBEES ,FREEZE-drying ,DRYING ,HIGH performance liquid chromatography ,COMMON sunflower ,VACUUM ,HONEY - Abstract
The aim of this research is to study the drying kinetics of vacuum-dried and freeze-dried bee honey produced from two different varieties: Sunflower honey (Helianthus Annuus L.) and Acacia honey (Robinia pseudo acacia L.). Vacuum drying treatments were carried out with the honey samples' initial temperatures of +25 °C, -20 °C, and -40 °C. Water content, total soluble solids, as well as the water activity of fresh and dried honey samples were determined. Freeze-drying of bee honey with initial sample temperature of -40°C has resulted in shorter drying time (7-9 hours), moisture content (10%-12%), water activity (0.405-0.427 aW) and effective moisture diffusivity coefficient (8.26·10-7-9.51·10-7 m²/s). The high-performance liquid chromatography method was used when analyzing the impact that drying pre-treatments had on honey quality. The application of pre-treatments has led to an increase in hydroxy-methyl-furfural by 39-71%, and a decrease in diastase activity by 17-36%, all compared to fresh honey samples. The solutions of Verma model proved to be the best fit with the experimental results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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