Research Article
Effect of Temperature, Time, and Material Thickness on the Dehydration Process of Tomato
Table 2
Central composite design (CCD) with observed response for mass loss (g).
| Run | Exploratory variables | Mass loss (g) | Temperature (°C) | Time (h) |
| 1 | −1 | −1 | 83.36 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 104.67 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 145.54 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 146.73 | 5 | −1.41 | 0 | 141.88 | 6 | 1.41 | 0 | 146.24 | 7 | 0 | −1.41 | 69.81 | 8 | 0 | 1.41 | 146.36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 146.31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 146.28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 146.40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 146.22 |
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