Convective drying of pumpkin: Influence of pretreatment and drying temperature

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-103

  Perez, Nelson E ^a   Schmalko, Miguel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BLEACHING; COLOR; DEWATERING;

COLOR PARAMETERS; CONVECTIVE DRYING; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; MOISTURE CONTENT (MC); PARAMETER VALUES; PRE TREATMENTS;

CURING;

CUCURBITA MAXIMA;

EID: 58649092873     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: 17454530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2007.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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