Structural Properties of Dried Potatoes, Mushrooms, and Strawberries as a Function of Freeze-Drying Pressure

Drying Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-361

  Oikonomopoulou, Vasiliki P ^a   Krokida, Magdalini K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agricultural products; Freeze drying; Mechanical properties; Porosity; Structure

Indexed keywords

APPARENT DENSITY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; DRIED PRODUCTS; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZE-DRIED PRODUCTS; GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; MERCURY POROSIMETERS; POROSITY AND PORE SIZE; PROCESS CONDITION; SATURATED SALT SOLUTION; STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TRUE DENSITY; UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINES; WATER ACTIVITY;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRYING; FRUITS; FUNGI; HELIUM; LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MERCURY (METAL); POROSITY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY);

EID: 84856816678     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2011.639475     Document Type: Article

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