Development of packaging and products for use in microwave ovens
Written by a distinguished team of international contributors, the text discusses the principles, properties of ingredients, materials issues, design, product development and safety of packaging for use in microwaves. Passive and active packaging is explored in detail with an emphasis on practical i...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Woodhead Publishing Limited ,
c2009
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| Series: | Woodhead Publishing in materials
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Electromagnetic basis of microwave heating
- 2. Influence of food geometry and dielectric properties on heating performance on heating performance
- 3. Advanced topics in microwave heating uniformity
- 4. Microwave ovens
- 5. Measurements of dielectric properties of foods and associated materials
- 6. Microwave dielectric properties of foods and some other substances
- 7. Flavors and colors for microwave foods
- 8. Rigid passive microwave packaging forms
- 9. Susceptors in microwave packaging
- 10. Shielding and field modification - thick metal fils
- 11. Package and product development testing in a microwave oven
- 12. Regulatory issues in microwave packaging
- 13. Microwave oven safety
- 14. Modeling microwave heating in foods
- 15. Modelling the effects of active packaging of microwaved foods