The development of food simulants for microwave oven testing

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 623-630

  Swain, M Veronica L ^a   Russell, Steven L ^a   Clarke, Robert N ^b   Swain, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chilled convenience meals; Dielectric properties; Time temperature; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CHILLED CONVENIENCE MEALS; FOOD INGREDIENTS; FOOD SIMULANTS; HEATING LOADS;

CARBOHYDRATES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FIBER OPTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE OVENS; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; TOXIC MATERIALS;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 2942578293     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.00819.x     Document Type: Article

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