Mathematical Modeling of Drying Characteristics of Indian Mackerel (Rastrilliger kangurta) in Solar-Biomass Hybrid Cabinet Dryer

Eight trials were conducted for drying mackerel by a solar biomass hybrid cabinet dryer (S-BHCD) and open sun drying (OSD) at air temperatures of 32.39–57.69°C, relative humidity 23.9–85.8%, and air flow rate of 0.20–0.60 m/s. The solar radiation ranged between 287 and 898 W/m2 during the time of experimentation. At nighttime, drying was carried out by combusting biomass. The initial moisture content of the processed mackerel was 72.50±0.44% (w.b.) and was reduced to the final moisture content of 16.67±0.52% (w.b.) in S-BHCD and 16.92±0.54% (w.b.) in OSD. Eleven drying models were used and the coefficients of determination (R 2) and constants were evaluated by nonlinear regression to estimate the drying curves of dried mackerels. The Midilli model was found to more satisfactorily describe the drying process of mackerel in S-BHCD with R 2 of 0.9999, χ2 of 0.0000374, and RMSE of 0.0057. In the OSD, a two-term drying model satisfactorily described the drying process with R 2 of 0.9996, χ2 of 0.0000519, and RMSE of 0.0072. The variation of Free Fatty acid (FFA), Peroxide value (PV), Thiobarbituric acid (TBA), Total volatile bases nitrogen (TVB-N), Trimethylamine nitrogen (TMA-N), and histamine contents of dried mackerel by using S-BHCD showed very high corresponding coefficients of determination, where all R 2 were greater than 0.90, except TBA value. Bacterial count and mold growth were decreased significantly (P < 0.05). There was no discoloration of the product during 4 months of storage. Contour plots of S-BHCD and OSD dried mackerel also showed that for all sensory attributes examined, panelists preferred fish dried with S-BHCD. The organoleptic analysis showed that the S-BHCD drying methods have a highly significant effect (P < 0.01) on texture and overall acceptability. Biochemical, microbial analysis, and sensory evaluation showed that the product was in prime acceptable form for 4 months of storage at ambient temperature.

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