Microwave convective drying of plant foods at constant and variable microwave power

Drying Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1149-1153

  Ahrne L M ^a   Pereira, N R ^b   Staack, N ^a   Floberg, P ^a  

^a SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Air velocity; Charred product; Kinetics; Product quality

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; HEAT CONVECTION; MICROWAVE HEATING; MOISTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR VELOCITY; MICROWAVE CONVECTIVE DRYING;

DRYING;

DRYING; FOOD PRODUCTS; HEAT CONVECTION; MICROWAVE HEATING; MOISTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 34547685935     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930701438436     Document Type: Article

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