Effects of Different Drying Methods on the Quality of Papaya

This paper mainly studied the effect of different drying methods on the quality of papaya. Drying methods include hot-air drying, vacuum drying, freeze-drying, hot-air and freeze combined drying, vacuum and freeze combined drying. The experimental results show vacuum drying and vacuum and freeze combined drying Keep vitamin C and flavonoids content of papaya drying product better. But the dried color and brittle hardness is not very ideal. Hot-air drying can obtain ideal brittle hardness.