Effect of berry size and sodium hydroxide pretreatment on the drying characteristics of blueberries under infrared radiation heating

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Shi, J ^a,b   Pan, Z ^b,c   McHugh, T H ^b   Wood, D ^b   Zhu, Y ^c   Avena Bustillos, R J ^b,c   Hirschberg, E ^d  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Innovative Foods Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Blueberry; Diffusivity; Infrared drying; Pretreatment; Size; Sodium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BLUEBERRY; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; INFRARED RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SAFETY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BLUEBERRY PLANT; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DESICCATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; INFRARED RAYS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

DAPHNE VIRUS S; VACCINIUM;

EID: 48749118479     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2008.00816.x     Document Type: Article

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