Method for the determination of water content in sultana raisins using a water activity probe

Food Chemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Fouskaki, M ^a   Karametsi, K ^a   Chaniotakis, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Karl Fischer titration; Raisins; Water activity; Water content

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; GRAPEFRUIT; SENSOR; TITRIMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0038301237     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(02)00536-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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