Despite the pros of the MWVC, the con of this method is a higher investment compared to MWHA and HA.
The objective of this work is therefore to evaluate the drying kineticsand quality of dried durian chips undergoing MWVC and to compare these findings with MWHA and HA. The quality attributes of dried durian chips included colour, shrinkage,texture and microstructure.
The energy consumption of eachdrying process is also compared in terms of total specificenergy consumption (SEC).