Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2024, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 205-214.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20230414

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Effects of drying methods on quality of solid drinks made from mulberry leaves and barbary wolfberry fruits and its taste optimization

CHEN Henghui1,2(), WANG Junfeng3, HAN Yanchao2, CHEN Huizhi2, WU Weijie2, DING Yuting1, TONG Chuan1, GAO Haiyan2,*()   

  1. 1. College of Food Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
    2. State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Post-Harvest Handling of Fruits, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Postharvest Preservation and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables, China National Light Industry, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Postharvest and Processing Technology Research of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
    3. Jinyun County Shanli Renjia Agricultural Products Development Co., Ltd., Jinyun 321400, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2023-03-30 Online:2024-01-25 Published:2024-02-18

Abstract:

In this study, the influence of drying methods on the quality of solid drinks prepared by mulberry (Morus alba L. ) leaves and barbary wolfberry (Lycium barbarum) fruits was investigated. The mulberry leaves and barbary wolfberry fruits were used as the basic raw materials, and the solid drinks were dried by three methods including microwave drying, forced air drying and vacuum freeze drying. The changes in the texture, color and nutritional quality of the solid drinks powder after drying were analyzed. The results of physical properties showed that vacuum freeze drying had good stability, homogeneity and compressibility, while the forced air drying showed the best accumulation and flowability. The powder dried by vacuum freeze drying had the highest total sugar content, the highest brightness and the shortest moisture sinking time. Given the moisture absorption characteristics and microstructure, the quality of solid drinks powder prepared by vacuum freeze drying was better than the others. In order to improve the flavor of the soild drinks, the response surface test was conducted. The results showed that, the taste of the solid drinks was the optimal with the addition of xylitol (mass fraction of 27.30%), stevia glycoside (mass fraction of 3.67%) and malic acid (mass fraction of 0.11%).

Key words: drying method, mulberry leaves, barbary wolfberry fruit, solid drinks

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