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标题：Fruit Leathers: Method of Preparation and Effect of Different Conditions on Qualities
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作者：Lemuel M. Diamante ; Xue Bai ; Janette Busch 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Food Science
电子版ISSN：2314-5765
出版年度：2014
卷号：2014
DOI：10.1155/2014/139890
出版社：Hindawi Publishing Corporation
摘要：Fruit leathers are dehydrated fruit products which are eaten as snacks or desserts. They are flexible sheets that have a concentrated fruit flavor and nutritional aspects. Most fruit leathers are prepared by mixing fruit puree and other additives like sugar, pectin, acid, glucose syrup, color, and potassium metabisulphite and then dehydrating them under specific conditions. Various drying systems including combined convective and far-infrared drying, hot air drying, microwave drying, solar drying, and sun drying have been used to make fruit leathers. Most fruit leathers are dried at 30 to 80°C for up to 24 hours until the target final moisture content (12–20%) has been reached. Research about fruit leathers began in the 1970s. This work has reviewed published papers on fruit leathers in order to summarize useful information about fruit leathers on methods of preparation, effects of drying condition, and effects of packaging and storage, which will be useful to many in the food industry and consumers who are health-conscious.