Low DC electrification of gel-plant tissue 'sandwiches' facilitates extraction and separation of substances from Beta vulgaris beetroots

Food Hydrocolloids

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 997-1004

  Zvitov, R ^a   Nussinovitch, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agar; Agarose; Alginate; Beetroot pigments; DC electrical field

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANODES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EXTRACTION; FOOD PRODUCTS; MINERALS; POLYSACCHARIDES; TISSUE;

AGAR; AGAROSE; BEETROOT PIGMENT; BETANIN; DC ELECTRICAL; DC ELECTRICAL FIELD; ELECTRICAL FIELD; GEL LAYERS; PLANT TISSUES; RED BEET;

CATHODES;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 19944410505     PISSN: 0268005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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