An experimental study on drying of green apples

Drying Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 478-485

  Doymaz, Ibrahim ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blanching; Drying; Green apple; Mathematical modeling; Pretreatment solution; Rehydration rate

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BLEACHING; CITRIC ACID; DEWATERING; DRYING; FRUITS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER;

BLANCHING; GREEN APPLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PRETREATMENT SOLUTION; REHYDRATION RATE;

CURING;

EID: 61849109176     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802686065     Document Type: Article

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