Determination of Various Drying Methods' Impact on Odour Quality of True Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) Flowers.

ABSTRACT: True lavender flowers (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) is a critical source of essential oils and a flavouring agent used in numerous industries like foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Its main volatile constituents are linalool and linalyl acetate, which are commonly considered as main odour-active constituents (OACs). Nevertheless, the quality of true lavender flowers is highly dependent on its post-harvest treatment, mainly the preservation method. Recognising that drying is the most frequently used preservation method, the influence of various drying methods, including convective drying (CD) at 50, 60 and 70 °C, vacuum-microwave drying (VMD) with powers 240, 360 and 480 W and combined convective pre-drying at 60 °C followed by vacuum-microwave finish-drying with power 480 W (CPD-VMFD)

SUBMITTER: Lyczko J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6719936 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature