Influence of drying method on density and porosity of pears

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 84, Issue 3 C, 2006, Pages 179-185

  Guiné, Raquel de P F ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Density; Drying; Pear; Porosity; Porosity model; Specific volume

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DRYING; MOISTURE; POROSITY; SHRINKAGE;

APPARENT DENSITY; PEAR;

FRUITS;

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 33846271785     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/fbp.05106     Document Type: Article

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