On-line monitoring of moisture and salt contents by the microwave transmission method in a continuous salted butter-making process

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-167

  Shiinoki, Yasuhiko ^a   Motouri, Yasuyuki ^a   Ito, Kensuke ^a  

^a SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; EMULSIONS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PHASE SHIFT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALTS; VOLUME FRACTION;

DIELECTRIC LOSS TANGENT; MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION METHOD; WATER-IN-OIL EMULSIONS;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0032202426     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(98)00118-6     Document Type: Article

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