Button mushrooms are highly perishable in nature because of its high moisture content about (85-90%) hence starts deteriorating immediately within a day after harvest. So as to increase its shelf life three different samples of Button Mushroom Slices viz. untreated, blanched and optimized osmosed samples were taken for drying experiment at each level of drying air temperature (50, 60 and 70oC). Drying of osmosed Button Mushroom slices at 70oC drying air temperature provided shortest drying time to produce best quality dried product as compared to blanched and untreated Button Mushroom samples. |