Effect of moisture content on the expansion volume of popped amaranth seeds by hot air and superheated steam using a fluidized bed system

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2186-2189

  Konishi, Yotaro ^a   Iyota, Hiroyuki ^a   Yoshida, Kaori ^a   Moritani, Junko ^a   Inoue, Tamotsu ^a   Nishimura, Nobuya ^a   Nomura, Tomohiro ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amaranthus hypochondriacus L; Expansion volume; Fluidized bed system; Popping; Superheated steam

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZED BEDS; HOT AIR HEATING; MOISTURE; STEAM; SUPERSATURATION; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EXPANSION VOLUME; HEAT MEDIA; PREPOPPED SEEDS; SUPERHEATED STEAM (SHS);

SEED;

AIR; AMARANTHUS; ARTICLE; HEAT; HUMIDITY; PLANT SEED; WATER VAPOR;

AIR; AMARANTHUS; HEAT; HUMIDITY; SEEDS; STEAM;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS;

EID: 9244263633     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.2186     Document Type: Article

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