| Abstract Luvhele and Mabonde banana varieties are bananas grown in Limpopo province of South Africa and they are rich in nutriments and antioxidants. Optimization of oven drying conditions of Luvhele and Mabonde banana varieties were studied using response surface methodology. The drying was performed according to a central composite rotatable design to explore two sets of variables: oven temperatures (40, 50 and, 60 °C) and drying time (1260, 1080, and 900 min) for Luvhele; (40, 50 and, 60 °C) and (1260, 900, and 600 min) for Mabonde. The color and texture (hardness) data were analyzed using ANOVA and regression analysis. Results indicated that L*, a*, b*, hue angle and hardness varied with drying conditions for the two banana varieties. The hue angle... |
