Overcoming issues associated with the scale-up of a continuous flow microwave system for aseptic processing of vegetable purees

Food Research International

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 454-461

  Kumar, P ^a   Coronel, P ^b   Truong, V D ^a   Simunovic, J ^a   Swartzel, K R ^a   Sandeep, K P ^a   Cartwright, G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aseptic processing; Microwave heating; Scale up; Vegetable purees

Indexed keywords

PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PILOT PLANTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ASEPTIC PROCESSING; VEGETABLE PUREES;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

DAUCUS CAROTA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 44349123889     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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