Moisture adsorption of an Arabian sweet (basbusa) at different temperatures

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-192

  Ahmed, Jasim ^a   Khan, A R ^b   Hanan, A S ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Basbusa; Differential enthalpy; Isosteric heat; Water activity; Water sorption isotherm

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ENTHALPY; FOOD STORAGE; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER ABSORPTION;

BASBUSA; DIFFERENTIAL ENTHALPY; ISOSTERIC HEAT; WATER ACTIVITY; WATER SORPTION ISOTHERM;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 1842427844     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2003.09.031     Document Type: Article

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