The dynamics of moisture migration in packaged multi-component food systems I: Shelf life predictions for a cereal-raisin system

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-246

  Risbo, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cereal flakes; Dried fruit; Kinetic modelling; Kinetic theory; Moisture migration; Multi component food mixtures; Packaging; Raisins; Shelf life calculation; Water vapour permeability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRUITS; ISOTHERMS; KINETIC THEORY; MOISTURE; WATER;

DRIED FRUITS;

FOOD ADDITIVES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FOOD ADDITIVES; FRUITS; HUMIDITY; ISOTHERMS; MOISTURE; SIMULATION; WATER;

EID: 0037411170     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(02)00373-4     Document Type: Article

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