The rehydration characteristics of dried eggplant with different pretreatments

In this research, drying and rehydration status of pre-treated eggplant slices were examined. For this purpose, three types of pretreatment were applied to the sliced eggplants (sample without pretreatment (H) - sample with 5% NaCl and 2% ascorbic acid (N) - sample with coating solution applied (K)). The samples were dried at two different temperatures (60˚C and 80˚C). Some quality parameters were compared in the dried samples. The dried samples were rehydrated in 40˚C and 60˚C water bath. Rehydration times of each sample were calculated. Some quality properties of the products obtained at the end of the calculated rehydration times were examined.