the objective of this work was to study the effect of
drying methods, i.e., HA, HP and HP-FIR drying on the drying characteristics
and the qualities of dried chopped garlic in terms of the
allicin content, volatile oil content and colour. In addition, a coupled
heat and mass transfer model was developed to determine
the effective moisture diffusivity and also to predict the change
in the moisture content and internal temperature of chopped garlic
during drying.