Osmotic dehydration with complementary drying as a social technology: Use of bananas out of the standard from cv. Grande naine.

Abstract

Osmotic dehydration is a simple technique suitable to fruits and vegetables. It allows taking advantage of raw materials, reducing losses and adding value to the product. Bananas out of standard from the cv. Grande Naine were processed under three levels of good manufacturing practices (GMP) and the raisins assessed for 180 days presented stability and quality, regardless of the type of GMP, which allows their recommendation.