Effect of pretreatments on air-drying pattern and color of dried pumpkin (Cucurbita Maxima) slices

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1129-1147

  Falade, Kolawole O ^a   Shogaolu, Olufemi T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS RELATIONS; COLOR INTENSITY; CONSTANT DRYING RATE PERIOD; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; DRYING PATTERN; DRYING PROCESS; DRYING RATES; DRYING TEMPERATURE; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; EFFECTIVE MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; FICK'S DIFFUSION MODEL; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOISTURE DIFFUSION; MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; MOISTURE RATIOS; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRE-TREATMENTS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COLOR; DIFFUSION; DRYING; MOISTURE CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLAR DRYERS;

CURING;

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA;

EID: 78649913807     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: 17454530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2008.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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