“…(A) Schematic diagram of ultrasonic pretreatment to improve the microwave drying process: (a) pretreatment methods: ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic water bath; (b) moisture status: osmotic dehydration (Wu et al., 2019) and water immersion (Wang, Xu, et al., 2018); (c) microstructure of food after ultrasonic pretreatment; (d) during ultrasonic pretreatment (Liu, Wang, et al., 2021). (B) Schematic diagram of ultrasonic–microwave combination drying equipment: (a) ultrasonic–microwave hybrid dryer: (1) fan, (2) ultrasound generator, (3) amplifier, (4) heater, (5) hot air outlet, (6) ultrasound transducer, (7) pyrometer, (8) scale pan, (9) scale pan rotation mechanism, (10) balance, (11) microwave generator, and (12) control cabinet (Szadzinska et al., 2017); (b) ultrasonic‐online‐assisted microwave vacuum‐drying device: (1) vacuum chamber rack, (2) vacuum meter, (3) fiber optic temperature sensor, (4) cooling water tank, (5) ultrasonic wave source, (6) vacuum pump, (7) waveguide tube, (8) infrared temperature measuring system, (9) programable logic controller (PLC) system, (10) vapor condenser, and (11) vacuum chamber (Lv, Lv, et al., 2019); (c) machinery used for the airborne ultrasonic combined with microwave vacuum‐drying setup: (1) vacuum pump, (2) vacuum gauge, (3) transducer, (4) drying compartment, (5) microwave generator, (6) magnetron, (7) ultrasonic transducer, (8) ultrasonic generator, (9) temperature and humidity transmitter, (10) water tank, (11) refrigeration, (12) drain valve, (13) sample holder, (14) programmable logic controller, and (15) computer (Xu et al., 2022). …”