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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
Image:ShriveledSquid.jpg, Shriveled
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
The surface area of a solid object is a measure of the total area that the surface of the object occupies. The mathematical definition of surface area in the presence of curved surfaces is considerably more involved than the definition of arc ...
while containing the lesser volume.
Foods
For example, in raisin production manufacturers shrivel grapes by drying (desiccating
Desiccation () is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying. A desiccant is a hygroscopic (attracts and holds water) substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately sealed container.
...
) them.
squid
True squid are molluscs with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the superorder Decapodiformes, though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also called squid despite not strictly fitting t ...
File:DecayingPeachSmall.gif, Sequence of images showing a peach decaying and shriveling over a period of six days
Image:Dried shrimp for sale in Saigon.jpg, Shriveled, dried shrimp
See also
* List of dried foods * Food dryingReferences
*External links
* * Dried foods Cooking techniques {{cooking-stub