Studies on the microwave freeze drying technique and sterilization characteristics of cabbage

Drying Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1725-1731

  Duan, Xu ^a,b   Zhang, Min ^a   Mujumdar, Arun S ^c  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cabbage; Freeze drying; Microwave; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; FREEZING; MICROWAVE DEVICES; SUBLIMATION;

MICROWAVE FREEZE DRYING; VACUUM FREEZE-DRYING;

DRYING;

DRYING; FOOD PROCESSING; FREEZING; MICROWAVE DEVICES; SUBLIMATION;

EID: 34848834835     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930701591044     Document Type: Article

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