Development of a puncture electronic device for electrical conductivity measurements throughout meat salting

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-67

  García Breijo, Eduardo ^a   Barat, José M ^a   Torres, Olga L ^a   Grau, Raul ^a   Gil, Luis ^a   Ibáñez, Javier ^a   Alcañiz, Miguel ^a   Masot, Rafael ^a   Fraile, Rubén ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Universidad Politécntca de Valencia ^*

Author keywords

Conductivity sensor; Food quality; Microcontroller control; Salted meat

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; MICROCONTROLLERS;

CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SYSTEM; SALT CONTENT;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 55349100856     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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