MODERN DRYING TECHNOLOGIES OF MELON FRUIT AND THEIR EFFICIENCY
Keywords:
melon, modern drying, vacuum dryingAbstract
This article studies modern technologies for drying melon fruit, including convective, vacuum, and infrared drying methods. The effectiveness of these methods and their impact on product quality are analyzed.
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