Physicochemical characteristics of dehydrated apple cubes reconstituted in sugar solutions

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 495-498

  Mastrocola, D ^a   Barbanti, D ^b   Dalla Rosa, M ^a   Pittia, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dehydrated apple; Firmness; Reconstitution; Sugar solutions; Water activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031805677     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1998.tb15771.x     Document Type: Article

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