Microwave assisted air drying of osmotically treated pineapple with variable power programmes

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 304-311

  Botha, G E ^a   Oliveira, J C ^b   Ahrne L ^c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Combined technologies; Microwave drying; Osmotic dehydration; Pineapple; Quality of dried fruits

Indexed keywords

AIR DRYING; AIR TEMPERATURE; COMBINED TECHNOLOGY; DRYING PROCESS; DRYING RATES; HIGH MICROWAVE; IN-PROCESS; INLET AIR TEMPERATURES; MEMORY EFFECTS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; MICROWAVE DRYING; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; MICROWAVE POWER; MOISTURE LOSS; OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION; PINEAPPLE; PRODUCT WEIGHT; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; SUCROSE SOLUTION; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; VARIABLE POWER;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; FRUITS; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; OSMOSIS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); THERMAL LOAD;

DRYING;

ANANAS COMOSUS;

EID: 80053570126     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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