COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLICING

Y.V. SHETE¹*, P.S. CHAMPAWAT², V.D. MUDGAL³, S.K. JAIN^4
1Department of Processing and Food Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan
²Department of Processing and Food Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan
³Department of Processing and Food Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan
⁴Department of Processing and Food Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan
* Corresponding Author : sheteyogesh13@gmail.com

Received : 09-03-2018     Accepted : 13-03-2018     Published : 15-03-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 5       Pages : 5393 - 5396
Int J Agr Sci 10.5 (2018):5393-5396

Keywords : Fruits and vegetables processing, slicing, slicing machines
Academic Editor : Chandra Vijay Singh
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The processing of fruits and vegetables for industrial or human use involves different operations. Slicing is a major one and cannot be neglected. Out of various operations several operations have been mechanized. However, fruits and vegetables slicing has remained as a problem in food industry. This study presents the features, prospects, performance evaluations and limitations of some slicing machines with different features. Their advantages and operational parameters such as speed, capacity, slicing efficiency and losses were considered. The operating parameters of the machines like speed, output capacity, slicing efficiency and loss were ranged from 40-500 rpm; 10.4-600 kg/h; 52.3-96.0% and 3.2-47.7 % respectively. As machine speed increased, the output capacity and loss increased while slicing efficiency decreased. Mechanization of slicing process has the potential of encouraging growth in all the stages of processing and product quality. The improved fruits and vegetables slicing process will affect the product quality, processing efficiency, minimum loss of fruits and vegetables.

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