There is less information on the drying characteristics for fresh noodle (Asano,
1981; Isobe, 1995; Chen, 2000; Inazu, 2002; Inazu, 2003). Chen et al. (2000) have investigated the drying behavior
of Udon (a salted noodle) at different warm air condition (temperatures and relative humidities). They evaluated
successfully their effect on the drying parameters using Page’s equation (Page, 1949). Inazu et al. (2003) have
investigated the effect of air velocity on fresh Japanese noodle (Udon) drying. However, there is no information
about the effect of added salt on the drying characteristics of salted fresh noodles. The objective of the present study
was to investigate the drying characteristics of fresh noodles salted using brine at different Baume levels.