Diamante, LemuelLi, SiweiXu, QianqianBusch, Janette2024-10-152013-09-122013-092304-8158https://hdl.handle.net/10182/17740A study was conducted to determine the effects of different levels of apple juice concentrate (AJC), blackcurrant concentrate (BCC) and pectin on the moisture content, water activity, color, texture and ascorbic acid content of apple-blackcurrant fruit leather using the response surface methodology. The results showed the moisture content increased with increasing pectin level and with greater increases at higher AJC and BCC levels while the water activity increased with increasing pectin level and with increasing AJC level, at low pectin levels, but with decreasing AJC, at high pectin levels. The chroma decreased with increasing pectin level and with lower values at the middle AJC level. The puncturing force decreased with increasing AJC level but with a lower value at the middle pectin level. Lastly, the ascorbic acid content increased with increasing BCC level regardless of AJC and pectin levels. There is a need to reduce the drying temperature or time of apple-blackcurrant fruit leather just enough to bring the water activity closer to 0.60, thereby increasing the moisture content resulting in higher product yield.pp.430-443enresponse surface methodologyapple juiceblackcurrantpectinphysicochemical qualitiesascorbic acidfruit leatherJournal Article10.3390/foods20304302304-8158ANZSRC::300602 Food chemistry and food sensory scienceANZSRC::300699 Food sciences not elsewhere classifiedANZSRC::3006 Food sciencesANZSRC::3106 Industrial biotechnologyhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Attribution