Osmo-dehydration pretreatment for drying of pumpkin slice

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1223-1230

  Lee, J S ^a   Lim, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Osmotic dehydration; Pumpkin; Response surface methodology; Sensory evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052880244     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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