The influence of field strength, sugar and solid content on electrical conductivity of strawberry products

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-29

  Castro, I ^a   Teixeira, J A ^a   Salengke, S ^b   Sastry, S K ^b   Vicente, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC HEATING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SUGARS; TEMPERATURE;

FIELD STRENGTH; OHMIC HEATER; STRAWBERRY PRODUCTS;

FRUITS;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 0037650095     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2003.tb00587.x     Document Type: Article

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