Water sorption isotherms of date pastes as influenced by date cultivar and storage temperature

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-306

  Alhamdan, Abdullah M ^a   Hassan, Bakri H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; FOOD PROCESSING; ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SORPTION; SUGARS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

WATER SORPTION ISOTHERMS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 0033077698     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(98)00170-8     Document Type: Article

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