Hot air and microwave drying of onions: A comparative study

Drying Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 1471-1480

  Laguerre, J C ^a,b   Tauzin, V ^a,b   Grenier, E ^a,b  

^a Dept Sci Techniques Agro Indust ^*  (France)

^b ISAB   (France)

Author keywords

Drying duration; Maximum drying rate; Reducing sugars; Variance analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AIR; MICROWAVES; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TEMPERATURE;

HOT AIR DRYING; MICROWAVE DRYING; ONION;

DRYING;

DRYING; FOOD; MICROWAVE DRYING;

EID: 0033491761     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373939908917629     Document Type: Conference Paper

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