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Plate evaporators are used in recovering aroma from fruit juices.

(a) True

(b) False

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The doubt is from Unit Operations topic in chapter Heat Transfer Equipment, Microwave Heating, Evaporation, Diffusion and Mass Transfer and Dehydration of Food Engineering

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The correct choice is (b) False

Easy explanation: Flash evaporators are used in recovering aroma from fruit juices. The juices are preheated and then flashed. The vapors are collected. They contain the aroma. These are made to condense onto a surface and hence the aroma is recovered.

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