A noncontact ultrasound approach for mechanical property determination of cheeses

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2243-2247

  Cho, B K ^a   Irudayaraj, J M K ^a  

^a University Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheese quality; Mechanical property; Noncontact ultrasound; Thickness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141702298     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb05754.x     Document Type: Article

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