The performance evaluation of a continuous vegetable cooker

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 377-384

  Ramesh, Mysore N ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cooking; Energy consumption; Nutrient retention; Texture; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034342366     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.2000.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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