Effectiveness of the fountain-microwave drying method in some selected pumpkin cultivars

LWT

Volumn 77, Issue , 2017, Pages 276-281

  Nawirska Olszańska, Agnieszka ^a   Stępień, Bogdan ^a   Biesiada, Anita ^a  

^a WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Drying; Mechanical properties; Pumpkin; Total carotenoids and phenolics

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; FOUNTAINS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDATIVE PROPERTY; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; MICROWAVE METHODS; PHENOLICS; PUMPKIN; STRESS RESISTANCE;

DRYING;

EID: 85000885276     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2016.11.067     Document Type: Review

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