Drying an agricultural product with hot air (HA) method causes a long drying time and results in high specific drying energy consumption (SEC). The dried product has high shrinkage percentage and low rehydration. Therefore this research aims to develop dried shiitake mushroom using belt-conveyor combined microwave-hot air drying method (MHB). The shiitake mushroom was dried by MHB at microwave power of 300 W 400 W 500 W and 600 W and air temperature of 65 oC with air velocity of 0.3 m/s and recycled air of 80% and by the HA drying method at air temperature of 65 oC. The samples were dried until their final moisture content less than 11.1% dry basis. The drying kinetics SEC of drying process and quality of dried shiitake mushroom were evaluated. The quality of dried product was considered in terms of color shrinkage rehydration texture water activity and microstructure. The results showed that the shiitake mushroom drying using MHB gave higher drying rate than that of HA drying method leading to short drying time and resulting in low SEC. The drying rate of un-blanched shiitake mushroom was higher than that of blanched shiitake mushroom. Dried shiitake mushroom from MHB drying gave lower values in shrinkage percentages and hardness but higher rehydration and larger pore size than that dried by HA drying. However the color values (L* +a* and +b*) of dried shiitake mushroom in all cases were not significantly different. Meanwhile dried shiitake mushroom from un-blanched case gave lower values in shrinkage percentage and hardness but higher values in all colors and rehydration and larger pore size than those of blanched case.

The development product of dried pickled passion fruit peel aimed to study appropriate production process of dried pickled passion fruit peel to study the preservation and examine the acceptance from the customers. The result showed that the appropriate way to produce dried pickled passion fruit peel was the 30% 40% and 50% of intensity in syrup. With the intensity of syrup started from 30% the appearance color and smell of final product got highest average score. Therefore the production should be slow pickled with 30% of syrup intensity. In terms of preservation there was no microorganism over Thai industrial standard institute of fruits and vegetables 161/2015. Finally most of the customers accepted this product

The research has developed the recipes and methods of producing chili curry green curry coconut milk red curry (Southern) and sour curry. The curry paste mixed with shrimp paste to make it convenient and to use. Learn how to mold chili curry the use of stainless steel blocks in forming the most convenient. Drying temperature of 65°C 2-stage and 11-hour drying time. The quality and physical chemical microbiological and sensory characteristics of chilli curry also passed the standard of community products. The design of packaging for cube green curry cube coconut milk curry (southern) and cube sour curry paste were the most accepted among Khuan Prai community members. To use the recipes for commercial distribution continues. A study of consumer acceptance of cube chili curry products. It was found that 150 general consumers accepted 100% Shelf life of 5 months was from April to August 2018. It was found that cube curry had a number of yeasts. Exceeded the standard in 5 months Red Curry (Southern) and Red Curry are also standard products. The research was conducted on September 1-2 2018 at Khuan Prai community enterprise Phunphin Surat Thani. 25 people can make cube chili curry products. It will also scale up the product to the community for distribution

Sweet tamarind is a unique and economic plant of Phetchaboon province and it has already been geographical indication (GI) registered. One of its main problems is fungal degeneration which cannot be physically visible. This causes the consumer’s uncertainty on its quality especially sweet tamarind from small communities. This led to the study on the use of household heat to reduce fungal degeneration by steaming at 100oC for 50 60 70 and 80 minutes and drying in the hot air oven at 70oC for 3 hours. It was found that increasing the heat resulted in darkening the sweet tamarind color and heightening up its content moisture (p<0.05) statistical significance. Drying temperature at 60 70 and 80oC revealed the higher the heat the shorter the drying time and the sweet tamarind content was darker. In addition drying significantly decreased the moisture and preference score of sweet tamarind (p<0.05). The storage of sweet tamarind in mesh bag at ambient temperature revealed that the increase of the storage time resulted in a significant increase in the moisture of the sweet tamarind shell (p<0.05) and could preserve the tamarind for at least 12 weeks without the deterioration from the fungus.

The objectives of this research were to determine the suitable times of pork slices drying using microwave followed by hot air and to find specific energy consumption during drying. The physical characteristic (color and hardness) and the sensory test of dried pork slices were also investigated. Pork slices with the sizes of 50x50x1.3 and 50x50x2.2 millimeters were dried using the microwave at the powers of 160 320 480 640 and 800 watts until the samples did not burn during drying. Then the samples were dried using hot air at a temperature of 110oC until the moistures of the samples were lower than 20% dry basis. Based on the experimental results it was found that the suitable times of the samples drying using microwave were 50-600 seconds which depended on the microwave powers and the pork thicknesses. In hot air drying period drying times of the samples with thicknesses of 1.3 and 2.2 millimeters were 30 and 45 minutes respectively. The microwave powers had no significant effect on the redness (a value) and yellowness (b value) of dried pork the hardness of dried pork and the specific energy consumption (P<0.05). The pork thicknesses had the significant effect on the lightness (L value) and yellowness (b value) of dried pork the hardness of dried pork and the specific energy consumption (P<0.05). Moreover sensory scores of the dried pork obtained from this research were close to those obtained from the local market.