To investigate the drying effects of three methods—hot air drying (HAD), vacuum freeze drying (VFD), and microwave-assisted hot air drying (MD-HD)—on melon slices, this study evaluated their impacts on the drying characteristics, physicochemical properties, and aroma components of the slices.Results indicated:drying times for HAD, VFD, and MD-HD were 12, 17, 5.4 h, respectively;VFD exhibited significantly higher L* values than HAD and MD-HD (P<0.05), while HAD showed significantly higher a* and b* values than VFD and MD-HD (P<0.05);VFD exhibited higher vitamin C, total sugar, flavonoid, and total phenolic content compared to HAD and MD-HD.For aroma components, gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) combined with electronic nose analysis was employed to identify volatile compound differences.GC-IMS identified a total of 57 volatile compounds, including esters, aldehydes, alcohols, ketones, acids, and others.Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and odor activity values (OAV) analysis were employed to identify 2-methylbutanal (M), 3-penten-2-one, ethyl butyrate, 2-methylpropanal, and ethyl isobutyrate (D) as distinctive flavor compounds after different drying methods.HAD and MD-HD exhibited higher relative contents of esters (e.g., ethyl acetate, butyl formate) and alcohols (e.g., 2-pentanol, 2,3-butanediol) compared to VFD, synergistically constructing a floral-fruity compound aroma profile.Concurrently, the higher relative content of VFD aldehydes (e.g., 3-methylbutanal, 2-methylpropanal) and ketones (e.g., methyl isobutyl ketone) contributes to a more harmonious overall flavor profile.Comprehensive analysis indicates that MD-HD is more suitable for dried melon production, providing a reference for enhancing the industrial efficiency and quality of dried fruit processing.
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