Shrinkage of ber (Zizyphus mauritian L.) fruits during sun drying

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-10

  Kingsly, A R P ^a   Meena, H R ^a   Jain, R K ^a   Singh, D B ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF POST HARVEST ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Ber; Shrinkage; Transition moisture

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BER FRUITS; DRIED PRODUCT; TRANSITION MOISTURE; VOLUMETRIC RATIO;

FRUITS;

DRYING; FRUITS; MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE;

ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 33748782257     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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