Moisture sorption characteristics of starch gels. Part 1: Mathematical description of experimental data

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 323-338

  McMinn, W A M ^a   Al Muhtaseb, A H ^a   Magee, T R A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; GELS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGARS; TEMPERATURE;

POTATO STARCH; SALT-STARCH GELS; SUGAR-STARCH GELS;

STARCH;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0242305084     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2003.tb00605.x     Document Type: Article

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