This technology promotes partial removal of water from food by immersion in a concentrated hypertonic solution leaving a material that will need shorter drying times than the original food material, making this process more economical. Furthermore, increased sugar content in the final product improves the organoleptic qualities of the end product because some of the acids are removed from the fruit during osmotic dehydration, so a sweeter product than ordinary dried fruit is obtained [4]. Mass transfer rate during osmotic dehydration is affected by factors such as temperature, concentration of the osmotic medium, size and geometry of the sample, sample to solution ratio and the degree of agitation. Pretreatment has also been reported to enhance the mass transfer kinetics during osmotic dehydration [5].