Design and selection of processing conditions of a pilot scale contactor for continuous osmotic dehydration of carrots

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-88

  Qi, H ^a,b   LeMaguer, M ^a   Sharma, S K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DEHYDRATION; FRUITS; OSMOSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); WATER;

CONTINUOUS OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0032002642     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.1998.tb00440.x     Document Type: Article

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