A comparative study on the effect of chemical, microwave, and pulsed electric pretreatments on convective drying and quality of raisins

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1238-1243

  Dev, S R S ^a   Padmini, T ^a   Adedeji, A ^a   Gariepy Y ^a   Raghavan, G S V ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convective drying of grapes; Microwave pretreatment; Raisin making

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; DRYING; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROWAVES;

BULK DENSITIES; CHEMICAL-; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONVECTIVE DRYING; CONVECTIVE DRYING OF GRAPES; DRYING RATES; MICROWAVE PRETREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENTS; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; QUALITY PARAMETERS; RAISIN MAKING; TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS;

CURING;

EID: 52249089831     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802307167     Document Type: Article

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