“…Most of the published studies were conducted on the effects of dehydration on sensory qualities or some physical and chemical changes such as texture, color, flavor, aroma, taste of foodstuff (Drouzos & Schubert, 1996;Garcia, Leal, & Rolz, 1988;Karel & Young, 1981;Koller & Raghavan, 1995;Nykänen & Nykänen, 1987;Paakkö nen, Malsmten, & Hyvö nen, 1989;Prabhanjan, Ramaswamy, & Raghavan, 1995;Sinesio, Moneta, Spatora, & Quaglia, 1995;Venskutonis, Poll, & Larsen, 1996;Yü ksel, Luning, Vuurst-de Vries, Wichers, & Leguijt, 1995). But there are only a few studies on effects of drying processes on the mineral content of foods.…”