1Department of Food Engineering & Technology, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, India
Online published on 21 November, 2017.
The effect of blanching and drying air temperature on quality chatacteristics of beetroot leaves powder was investigated. It has been observed that both blanching and drying air temperature have significant effect on quality characteristics of beetroot leaves powder. The blanching pretreatment shows the negative effect of protein, carbohydrates, ash content and positive effect of crude fiber, moisture, fat, carotene and total phenolics content of beetroot leaves powder. Study also shows that blanching pretreatment and drying air temperature significantly affect on bulk density, rehydration ratio, angle of repose and coefficient of friction of beetroot leaves powder.
Angle of repose, Beetroot leaves powder (BRLP), β-Carotene, Total phenolic content (TPC), Rehydration ratio
