But in sugar gain the maximum percentage found to be 9.26%
in T1 (50 brix) and minimum percentage found to be 6.56% in
treatment T5 (70 0 brix).The concentrated solutions may have
promoted the formation of a dense layer of solutes at the surface
of the osmodehydrated papaya. This layer acts as a barrier
against penetration of the solutes into the food and makes solutes
mass transfer more difficult, which results in a lower solids
uptake in fruits tissue. Diluted solutions penetrate better
into the fruit tissue than concentrated solution. With increased
sugar concentration, the osmotic solution becomes more viscous,
that makes the solutes penetration more difficult. Similar
behavior was also observed by Mastrantonio et al. (2005).