An investigation of the effects of drying methods and conditions on drying characteristics and quality attributes of agricultural products during hot air and hot air/microwave-assisted dehydration

Drying Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 831-841

  Askari, G R ^a   Emam Djomeh, Z ^a   Mousavi, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apple; Drying characteristics; Hot air drying; Hot air assisted microwave; Mushroom; Quality attributes; Strawberry; Tomato

Indexed keywords

APPLE; DRYING CHARACTERISTICS; HOT AIR DRYING; HOT AIR-ASSISTED MICROWAVE; MUSHROOM; QUALITY ATTRIBUTES; STRAWBERRY; TOMATO;

CURING; DEWATERING; FRUITS; FUNGI; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVE OVENS; MICROWAVES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STOVES;

DRYING;

EID: 70349850497     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930902988106     Document Type: Article

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