Electrical conductivity of frozen shrimp and flounder at different temperatures and voltage levels

Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 41-63

  Luzuriaga, Diego A ^a   Balaban, Murat O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Flounder; Frozen; Ohmic; Shrimp; Thawing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001911372     PISSN: 10498850     EISSN: 15470636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J030v05n03_06     Document Type: Article

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