Effect of the osmotic pre-treatment on the convective air drying kinetics of pear var. blanquilla

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 541-549

  Gonzalez Martinez C ^a   Chafer M ^a   Xue, K ^a   Chiralt, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air drying; Osmotic pretreatment; Pear; Water effective diffusion

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; DIFFUSION; OSMOSIS;

OSMOTIC PRETREATMENT; PEAR; WATER EFFECTIVE DIFFUSION;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

AIR DRYING; DEHYDRATION; DIFFUSION; OSMOSIS;

PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 33746207973     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942910600596522     Document Type: Article

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