Feasibility study of using infrared radiation heating as a sustainable tomato peeling method

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 654-667

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzymatic peeling; Infrared radiation; IR peeling; Lye peeling; Peeling; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; ECONOMIC PRESSURES; ENZYMATIC PEELING; ENZYME SOLUTIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HIGH QUALITY; INFRARED RADIATION HEATING; IR PEELING; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LYE PEELING; PECTINASES; PRE-TREATMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS; TOMATO PROCESSING INDUSTRY; WEIGHT LOSS;

ENZYMES; INFRARED RADIATION; RADIOMETERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WOOD;

FRUITS;

EID: 76549102534     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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