Effect of sulphiting and drying methods on physico-chemical and sensorial quality of dried apricots during ambient storage

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1157-1166

  Mir, Mohammad A ^a   Hussain, Peerzada R ^b   Fouzia, Shafi ^a   Rather, Abdul H ^c  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Apricot; Physico chemical parameters; Solar tunnel drying; Storage periods; Sulphur dioxide

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 65449153946     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2009.01936.x     Document Type: Article

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