A comparative evaluation of methodologies for water content determination in green coffee

LWT

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1300-1303

  Mendonça, Juliana C F ^a   Franca, Adriana S ^a   Oliveira, Leandro S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Green coffee; Infrared drying; Karl Fischer; Moisture content; Oven drying

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; WATER CONTENT;

GREEN COFFEE; INFRARED DRYING (IRD); KARL FISCHER TITRATION (KFT); OVEN DRYING;

BEVERAGES;

VIGNA SUBTERRANEA;

EID: 34247179538     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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