studied continuous and intermittent drying of squash slice at 100 C in a vibrated fluidized bed dryer. They found that after 95 min of continuous drying moisture content was reduced to 14.75% (wb). On the other hand, if the squash slices were tempered in ambient air after 40 min of drying, it took only 60 min of effective drying time to reach the same moisture content. Thus effective drying time was reduced by 35 min in the intermittent drying. Overall