Explosion Puff Drying of Fruits and Vegetables

Explosion puff drying is an alternative drying method that provides textural and sensorial benefits to the product, like in the extrusion technology, and at the same time increases the shelf life of the product. The continuous explosive puff drying system currently in use was developed based on the puff drying system in the 1960's. Nowadays, this process is transformed into a continuous system in which the moisture content of a product is brought to about 20% by different pre-drying methods, and then puffed in a short time under the effect of high temperature and pressure and dried under vacuum in the next period. In this review, explosive puff drying and the current applications of explosive puff drying on fruits and vegetables are presented