Mass transfer kinetics during osmotic dehydration of bananas (Musa sapientum, shum.)

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2281-2289

  Mercali, Giovana D ^a   Tessaro, Isabel C ^a   Noreña, Caciano P Z ^a   Marczak, Lígia D F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Banana; Mass transfer kinetics; Osmotic dehydration; Peleg's equation

Indexed keywords

BANANA; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INITIAL RATE; MASS TRANSFER KINETICS; NACL CONCENTRATION; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION; OSMOTIC SOLUTIONS; PELEG'S EQUATION; PLANT TISSUES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SALT CONCENTRATION; SUCROSE CONCENTRATION; SUGAR CONCENTRATION; WATER CONCENTRATIONS; WATER LOSS; WATER REMOVAL;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEWATERING; FRUITS; MASS TRANSFER; OSMOSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

DEHYDRATION;

MUSA X PARADISIACA;

EID: 78349286770     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02418.x     Document Type: Article

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