New combined drying technologies for development of high quality shelf-stable fruit products

Objective

Rural development requires a continuous effort to increase the added value of agro-production, as the world value of agricultural products steadily decreases. The development of high value added products for international markets requires new technology routes to get high quality and safe products. The objective of this project is to develop a suitable combination of osmotic and microwave drying, which can be used in Africa to obtain shelf-stable, high quality fruit products. A multidisciplinary approach combining research to define optimal conditions for osmotic dehydration, microwave drying and packaging, coupled to quality evaluation will be applied. The reuse of osmotic solution will be studied, thus reducing the environmental impact and adding value. Feasibility studies will be conducted to select the best implementation modes. The consortium includes 4 African and 3 European institutions.

Fields of science

• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › horticulture › fruit growing

Programme(s)

• FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002"

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD RESEARCH AND BIOTECHNOLOGY AB

Address

Frans Perssons Vaeg 6
402 29 Goeteborg
Sweden

Participants (5)

CSIR - COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

South Africa

Address

Meiring Naude Road
0001 Pretoria

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

Uganda

Address

Kampala

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA

Spain

Address

Camino De Vera S/n
46022 Valencia

UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE

Mozambique

Address

Av. De Mocambique Km 1,4
Maputo

UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA

Zambia

Address

50110 Lusaka