Effect of increasing hygroscopicity on the microwave heating of solid foods

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-44

  Adu, Benjamin ^a   Otten, Lambert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 0043095324     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0260-8774(94)00079-O     Document Type: Article

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