Nondestructive sensing of bulk density and moisture content in shelled peanuts from microwave permittivity measurements

Food Control

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 304-311

  Trabelsi, Samir ^a   Nelson, Stuart O ^b  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Complex permittivity; Free space; Microwave; Moisture content; Nondestructive; Shelled peanuts

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 25444526659     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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