Dielectric spectroscopy measurements for moisture prediction in Vidalia onions

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 505-510

  McKeown, Murat Sean ^a   Trabelsi, Samir ^b   Tollner, Ernest William ^a   Nelson, Stuart O ^b  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; Dielectric loss factor; Dielectric properties; Moisture; Permittivity; Spectroscopy; Vidalia onion

Indexed keywords

DENSITY-INDEPENDENT FUNCTION; DIELECTRIC LOSS FACTORS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; GEORGIA; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; LOSS FACTOR; MOISTURE DEPENDENCE; MOISTURE RANGE; MULTIPLE FREQUENCY; OPEN-ENDED COAXIAL-LINE PROBE; SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; VIDALIA ONION;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PERMITTIVITY; SPECTROSCOPY;

MOISTURE;

ALLIUM CEPA; VIDALIA;

EID: 84859553957     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.02.034     Document Type: Article

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