Shrinkage and color change during microwave vacuum drying of carrot

Drying Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 836-847

  Nahimana, Hilaire ^a   Zhang, Min ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Carrot; Color; Core; Cortex; Shape; Shrinkage; Vacuum microwave drying

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOIDS; CARROT; CORE; CORTEX; SHAPE; VACUUM MICROWAVE DRYING;

COLOR; COMPUTER VISION; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; SHRINKAGE; TISSUE; VACUUM;

DRYING;

EID: 79956068712     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2011.573753     Document Type: Article

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