Microstructural Changes of Apples (Granny Smith) During Drying: Visual Microstructural Changes and Possible Explanation from Capillary Pressure Data

Drying Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1692-1698

  Segura, Luis A ^a   Badillo, Guillermo M ^a   Alves Filho, Odilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO BÍO   (Chile)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Apple tissue; Capillary pressure; Microstructure; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; FRUITS; LIQUEFIED GASES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHRINKAGE;

APPLE TISSUE; CRITICAL-POINT METHODS; DIFFERENT MOISTURE CONTENTS; DRYING RATES; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES;

DRYING;

EID: 84907459412     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2014.919001     Document Type: Article

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