Selected mechanical properties of pomegranate peel and fruit

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 570-582

  Ekrami Rad, Nader ^a   Khazaei, Javad ^a   Khoshtaghaza, Mohammad Hadi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

cutting; energy; firmness; force; modulus of elasticity; Storage

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; FIRMNESS; FORCE; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; STORAGE;

ELASTIC MODULI; FRUITS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRAIN; SHEAR STRENGTH;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

LYTHRACEAE;

EID: 79953100182     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942910903291920     Document Type: Article

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