Drying of Aloe Vera Gel

By Jain Narendra Kumar

Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) is a traditional medicinal plant used in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. But the Aloe vera gel contains over 98-99% of water and thus it is highly perishable. To evolve a better method of preservation for increasing the shelf life and maintaining the quality of aloe vera gel, drying is a good attempt. The art of drying is being practiced since the start of the civilization. There are several methods of drying of materials. Therefore a study was undertaken to investigate osmotic behavior and drying characteristics of aloe vera gel under convective and osmo-convective drying system to obtain a quality product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3659682888
• ISBN13: 9783659682889
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"