| Abstract The pomegranate fruit exhibits medicinal properties due to the nutraceutical characteristics, especially of its peel. The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of different drying methods on the physicochemical and biochemical characteristics of the pomegranate peel. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design in subdivided plots: 4 (full sun [SUN], drying chamber [DC] at 60 ± 2 °C, cold chamber at 10 °C and 60% relative humidity (RH) [CC], solar dryer [SD]) × 2 (presence or absence of 1% ascorbic acid [AA]). The analyzed variables were mass loss, index of drying heterogeneity (IHD), Hue internal (LI, CI, HI) and external (LE, CE, HE) angles, as well as Chroma, of the peel, and finally, total phenolic compound... |
