Comparison of convective and microwave - Convective drying of garlic: Kinetics and energy consumption

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 603-608

  Sharma, G P ^a,b   Prasad, Suresh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Convective drying; Drying rate; Garlic drying; Microwave convective drying; Moisture content; Specific energy

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE DRYING;

DRYING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT CONVECTION; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; REACTION KINETICS;

FOOD PROCESSING;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 0036879970     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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