Effect of temperature and initial moisture content on sorption isotherms of banana dried by tunnel drier

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1430-1436

  Yan, Zhengyong ^a   Sousa Gallagher, Maria J ^a   Oliveira, Fernanda A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Banana; Modelling; Moisture content; Sorption isotherm; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649119839     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2007.01676.x     Document Type: Article

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