Comparison of mechanical properties of some selected almond cultivars with hard and soft shell under compression loading

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 773-789

  Aktas, Turkan ^a   Polat, Refik ^b   Atay, Umran ^b  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; HARVESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE;

ALMOND CULTIVARS; PIT CRACKING; RUPTURE ENERGY; RUPTURE FORCE;

FOOD PROCESSING;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 36248957187     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: 17454530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2007.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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