Development of infrared radiation heating method for sustainable tomato peeling

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 935-941

  Pan, Zhongli ^a   Li, Xuan ^b   Bingol, Gokhan ^a   McHugh, Tara H ^a   Atungulu, Griffiths G ^b  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Infrared Radiation; Lye Peeling; Peeling; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; ECONOMIC PRESSURES; ENVIRONMENT; FRUIT AND VEGETABLES; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS; INFRARED RADIATION HEATING; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LYE PEELING; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; PRE-TREATMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS; TOMATO PROCESSING INDUSTRY; WEIGHT LOSS;

FRUITS; INFRARED RADIATION; RADIOMETERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

WOOD;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 74049156447     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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