Shirley Clyde Rupert Brandão

This researcher studies how fruits and vegetables (such as melon, mango, papaya, pineapple, and pumpkin) can be dried more efficiently while preserving quality, color, and nutrients. The work focuses on testing different pretreatments—like ethanol, ultrasound, and vacuum—before drying, and examining how these methods affect drying speed, water content, and beneficial compounds such as antioxidants. Prospective students would engage with experimental food engineering research combining drying technology with food quality analysis.

Publication output has been modest but variable over the last decade, with a notable peak of five papers in 2022 followed by a slowdown in subsequent years.

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