@article{Mujaffar:253112, recid = {253112}, author = {Mujaffar, Saheeda and Gilchrist, Deborah and Isaac, Wendy-Ann and Mohammed, Majeed}, title = {PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PRODUCTION OF FREEZE-DRIED PUMPKIN POWDERS}, address = {2015}, number = {539-2016-38634}, pages = {9}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The production of freeze dried pumpkin powders was investigated using five cultivars of pumpkins. Pumpkin purees were frozen then dried in a vacuum freeze drier. The resulting dried 'cakes' were pulverized to produce powders, which were compared with purees dried in an oven at 65°C. For all cultivars, freeze dried powders were superior in colour compared with air dried samples. Colour attributes and selected physico-chemical results for the different cultivars are presented.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/253112}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.253112}, }