Effect of fat content and temperature on dielectric properties of ground beef

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 673-680

  Gunasekaran, N ^a   Mallikarjunan, P ^a   Eifert, J ^b   Sumner, S ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; Dielectric loss factor; Dielectric properties; Ground beef; Measurements; Microwave heating; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; FREEZING; FREQUENCIES; MICROWAVES; OILS AND FATS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

DIELECTRIC LOSS; FOOD SAFETY; GROUND BEEF; MICROWAVE COOKING;

MEATS;

FAT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 20044392680     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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