Physico-Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Apple Disks Subjected to Osmotic Dehydration and Different Drying Methods

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1790-1802

  Sosa, Natalia ^a   Salvatori, Daniela M ^b,c   Schebor, Carolina ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apple; Dehydration; Physical properties; Sucrose infusion; Texture

Indexed keywords

AIR DRYING; APPLE; CONTROL SAMPLES; DRYING METHODS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE RELAXATION; MECHANIC BEHAVIOR; OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES; SI PROCESS; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES; WATER SORPTION;

DEHYDRATION; FRUITS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SORPTION; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TEXTURES;

DRYING;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84862128531     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-010-0468-4     Document Type: Article

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