Ascorbic acid was determined in fresh and dried tomato slices for different drying conditions. The average content of this compound was 360.7 1.1 mg per 100 g DM and ranged from 198.6 1.7 to 298.9 2.3 mg per 100 g DM (Table 4).
A maximum ascorbic acid loss of 45.2% was detected in the samples dried at 45 C, 1.2 m s1 with tray rotation (Table 4).