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Partially shrivelled Pinot Noir grapes. Left on the vine in the vineyard les Hâtes in Burgundy (Côte de Beaune) after the main harvest.

Shrivelling is a natural phenomenon where an object, with an attached sub-elastic covering, has its interior volume reduced in some way. The covering, which cannot contract any further, is then obliged to wrinkle and buckle, in order to preserve surface area while containing the lesser volume.[1]

Foods

For example, in raisin production manufacturers shrivel grapes by drying (desiccating) them.

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References

  1. ^ INVESTIGATIONS on GOLDEN APPLE( spondias cytherea) PRODUCTION with particular reference to POST-HAVEST TECHNOLOGY and PROCESSING. Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE.

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