The highest concentrations of 2-FM-AA were determined in carrots
previously blanched at 95 C for 5 min, whereas the samples
with the lowest evolution of MR were those previously blanched
by steam, boiling water and hot water at 60 C. Carrots treated
by US before drying presented intermediate values of this quality
marker. Considering the effect of geometry, in general, no clear
conclusion can be established since, under the same processing
(blanching plus drying) conditions, no significant differences were
found between minced and sliced samples.