Kinetics of vacuum drying of pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima): Modeling with shrinkage

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 562-567

  Arévalo Pinedo, Aroldo ^a   Murr, Fernanda E X ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Modeling and pumpkin; Pretreatment; Vacuum drying

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DRYING; FOOD PRODUCTS; FREEZING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHRINKAGE; THERMAL EFFECTS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

BLANCHING; PRETREATMENT; PUMPKIN; VACUUM DRYING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CUCURBITA MAXIMA;

EID: 33748707576     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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