The fracture toughness of pea testa in relation to temperature abuse during frozen storage

Food Research International

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 791-797

  Fahloul, D ^a   Scanlon, M G ^a   Dushnicky, L G ^b   Symons, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b GRAIN RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

fracture mechanics; fracture toughness; frozen storage; pea testa; tear test; temperature abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030427479     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-9969(96)00073-7     Document Type: Article

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