Drying of Pomegranate Seeds (Anardana) Under Different Conditions

Effect of Various Drying Methods on Drying Time and Quality of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Arils

“…Bhat et al, (2014) conducted a study on the effect of drying methods and packaging on shelf life of dried wild pomegranate arils and found maximum content of total sugars (24.2%) and reducing sugars (21.2%) in case of mechanical cabinet dryer followed by solar cabinet dryer and sun drying. Singh and Dayal (2015) found the mean values for total sugars of pomegranate was higher in cabinet dried samples (50.55%), which differed significantly from sun-dried samples (47.72%).…”

“…The result of present study indicated that freeze drying was the best method for dried pomegranate aril production. Singh and Dayal (2015) found anthocyanin content (as OD) differed significantly amongst different samples and was maximum (0.907) in steam-blanched cabinet-dried samples and minimum in sun-dried control samples.…”

“…For cabinet dried sample of Ganesh and Arkata cultivars acidity was 1.3% and 1.5% respectively. Singh and Dayal (2015) found that anardana samples had 3.4% more acidity in cabinet dried product than sun dried product irrespective of pretreatment used. Singh and Kingsly (2008) found that pomegranate arils dried at 55⁰ C drying air temperature (drying time, 7 h) retained desirable and acceptable quality parameters (titrable acidity 7.8%, vitamin C as ascorbic acid 15.16 mg/100g) up to 180 days of storage.…”

“…Bhat et al, (2014) conducted a study on the effect of drying methods and packaging on shelf life of dried wild pomegranate arils and found least content of moisture (9%) in case of mechanical cabinet dryer and maximum moisture content was reported in case of sun drying (10.72%). Singh and Dayal (2015) dried pomegranate seeds (Bassien Seedless) under different conditions to produce value added product known as anardana. Mean values for moisture differed significantly in sun-dried (15.73%) and cabinet-dried (9.33%) samples.…”

Assessment of Genetic Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance for Morpho-physiological Traits in Early Maturing Genotypes of Indian Mustard

“…Rapeseed-mustard constitutes an important group of oilseed Brassica crops, and of these, Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern and Coss] is an important edible oil yielding crop accounting for about 80% of the cultivated area in North-Western parts of India (Singh et al, 2014). Amongst all the states in India, Rajasthan is an important producer of Indian mustard.…”