Effects of Drying Process on the Physicochemical Properties of Nopal Cladodes at Different Maturity Stages

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-49

  Contreras Padilla, Margarita ^a   Gutiérrez Cortez, Elsa ^b   Valderrama Bravo, María del Carmen ^a,b   Rojas Molina, Isela ^a   Espinosa Arbeláez, Diego Germán ^c   Suárez Vargas, Raúl ^b   Rodríguez García, Mario Enrique ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Drying; Nopal cladodes; Nutritional characteristics; Opuntia ficus indica; Physicochemical properties

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; DIETARY FIBER; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; OPUNTIA; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POWDER;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DESICCATION; DIETARY FIBER; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OPUNTIA; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; POWDERS;

OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 84858291437     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-011-0265-x     Document Type: Article

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