Performance evaluation of blanched carrots dried by three different driers

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-313

  Prakash, S ^a   Jha, S K ^b   Datta, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Carotene; Carrot slices; Diffusion model; Fluidized bed drying; Microwave oven drying; Moisture ratio; Rehydration ratio; Sensory qualityANOVA; Solar cabinet drying

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); FLUIDIZED BEDS; FOOD STORAGE; HYDRATION; MICROWAVE OVENS; MOISTURE;

ROOM TEMPERATURE;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0345328725     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(03)00244-9     Document Type: Article

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