@article{article_1208519, title={Determination of drying kinetics and color values of Tragopogon reticulatus Boiss. dried by microwave}, journal={Teknik Meslek Yüksekokulları Akademik Araştırma Dergisi}, volume={2}, pages={51–56}, year={2023}, author={Sarı, Ferda and Uçar, Esra}, keywords={Tragopogon reticulatus Boiss., yemlik, drying, microwave, color}, abstract={In this study Tragopogon reticulatus Boiss. (yemlik) was dried by microwave technique. The effects different microwave power densities applied on drying kinetics and color of Tragopoxgom reticulatus Boiss. were investigated. The drying process was carried out at four different microwave power densities, between 180-900 W. Four different models were tested to explain the drying behavior of yemlik. It was found that the model that best describes the drying kinetics drying was the Logarithmic model in all applied conditions. Drying took place in the falling rate periods. With the increase of applied microwave power, the drying rate increased and the drying time decreased. The L* value of fresh samples differed significantly from dried samples. The difference between the a*, b*, C* and h* values of the dried samples and the values of the fresh samples was found to be insignificant (p>0.05). The results showed that the change in color values did not depend on the microwave power density.}, number={1}, publisher={Sivas Cumhuriyet University}