Colour changes, nitrite content and rehydration capacity of edible bird's nest by advanced drying method

• Main Authors: Gan, Shu Hui, Ong, Sze Pheng, Chin, Nyuk Ling, Law, Chung Lim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44092/1/Colour%20changes%2C%20nitrite%20content%20and%20rehydration%20capacity%20of%20edible%20bird%27s%20nest%20by%20advanced%20drying%20method.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44092/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07373937.2015.1106552
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This article presents the authors’ first attempt to improve quality of edible bird’s nest through continuous and intermittent low-temperature drying (25 and 40°C) with infrared and ultraviolet C (UVC) treatments. The attributes of quality were compared in regard to quality of hot-air-dried samples at 70–90°C. Experimental results showed that a significant improvement in the quality of edible bird’s nest in terms of minimizing color changes and rehydration capacity using intermittent low-temperature drying with infrared and UVC drying profile. However, it was also found that any drying method has less significant effect on the nitrite content of edible bird’s nest.