Effect of pretreatments on drying characteristics of okra

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1251-1256

  Adedeji, A A ^a   Gachovska, T K ^a   Ngadi, M O ^a   Raghavan, G S V ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blanching; Microwave; PEF pretreatment; Pulsed electric field; Rehydration

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; DEWATERING; DRYING; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FOOD PRESERVATION;

BLANCHING; CONTROL SAMPLES; DIFFUSIVITY; DRYING BEHAVIOR; DRYING CHARACTERISTICS; DRYING RATES; EXPONENTIAL MODELS; MAXIMUM ENERGY; MICROWAVE; MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; PEF PRETREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENT METHODS; PRE-TREATMENTS; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; REHYDRATION; REHYDRATION BEHAVIOR;

CURING;

EID: 52249098065     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802307209     Document Type: Article

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