Drying technologies in food processing

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chen, Xiao Dong (Author), Mujumdar, Arun S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Pub. , c2008
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Food drying fundamentals
  • 2. Water activity in food processing and preservation
  • 3. Biological changes during food drying processes
  • 4. Spray drying of food materials - process and product characteristics
  • 5. Low-pressure superheated steam drying of food products
  • 6. Heat pump-assisted drying
  • 7. Freeze and vacuum drying of foods
  • 8. Post-drying aspects for meat and horticultural products
  • 9. Food drier process control
  • 10. Fire and explosion protection in food driers