Drying red kidney beans (Phaseolusvulgaris) using an inflatable solar dryer: Implication on product quality
- Publication Type
- Poster
- Authors
- Schock, S; Romuli, S; Chupona, L.; Müller, J
- Year of publication
- 2018
- Published in
- Book of Abstracts
- Editor
- ISEKI Food Association
- Series/labeling
- The food system appraoch: new challenges for education, research and industry
- ISBN / ISSN / eISSN
- 978-3-900932-57-2
- Page (from - to)
- 273
- Conference name
- 5th International ISEKI Food Conference
- Conference location
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Conference date
- 3 - 5 July, 2018
- Keywords
- drying, solar dryer
• In many African countries traditional open sundrying is still a dominant practice during post-harvesthandling.
• Fluctuating weather conditions and contamination by insects and rodents are preeminent problems leading to quality deterioration and postharvestlosses.
• High mycotoxin contamination is often identified and related to an insufficient drying processes
• The application of an Inflatable Solar Dryer (ISD) for drying red beans has not been investigated to date.