Effect of ultrasound treatment on dehydration kinetics and physicochemical, microbiological, structural and rehydration characteristics of tilapia

Abstract

The effect of ultrasound for 15 and 30 min (40 kHz, 130 W, 10% salt solution, 25°C) on dehydration kinetics and physicochemical, microbiological, structural and rehydration characteristics of tilapia cubes dehydrated at 35°C was evaluated. The ultrasound treatments decreased dehydration time in the range of 8.7–19.2%, in comparison with the control treatments (15 and 30 min, 10% salt solution, 25°C). Of the Wang and Singh, Lewis, Modified Page and Page models, the last one was the one that better described the dehydration kinetics. The ultrasound significantly (p