Combined microwave-vacuum and freeze drying of carrot and apple chips

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1517-1523

  Cui, Zheng Wei ^a   Li, Chun Yang ^b   Song, Chun Fang ^a   Song, Yun ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Apple slice; Carrot slice; Color; Freeze drying; Microwave vacuum drying; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COLOR; DEWATERING; FRUITS; KETONES; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SHRINKAGE; TEXTURES; VACUUM; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY; WATER CONTENT;

APPLE SLICE; APPLE SLICES; CARROT SLICE; CARROT SLICES; COLOR RETENTIONS; CONVENTIONAL HOT AIR DRYING; EXTERNAL-; FINAL MOISTURE CONTENTS; FREE WATERS; FREEZE DRYING; HOT AIRS; REHYDRATION RATIOS; VITAMIN C RETENTIONS;

CURING;

EID: 56549092050     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802463960     Document Type: Article

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