The pepino (Solanum muricatum Aiton) is a neglected Andean crop that has elicited an increasing interest from exotic fruit markets. The pepino is highly diverse and, by using appropriate breeding strategies, it has been ...

The effect of organic species on a solar-driven photo-Fenton treatment of a mixture of pesticides (methyl-oxydemethon, methidathion, carbaryl and dimethoate) has been studied in this paper. Triethoxyisododecyl alcohol, ...

A strawberry-gel product was formulated by using osmotic treatment. The osmotic solution (OS) used to dehydrate the fruit was mixed with carrageenan and employed to formulate the gel. In order to prevent a further dehydration ...

[EN] Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose based edible films with and without antioxidant additives were characterised as to their microstructure, water vapour and oxygen permeability, mechanical behaviour, optical properties and ...

[EN] Vegetable flavour is a quality characteristic for consumer acceptability. Sun and air are traditionally used for drying tomatoes; however, the optimal combination of techniques such as osmotic dehydration or ...