IIR document

CRACKING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DURING FREEZING AND THE INFLUENCE OF PRECOOLING.

Author(s) : SEBOK A., CSEPREGI I., BEKE G.

Summary

THE EFFECTS OF THE FREEZING RATE, PRECOOLING, SIZE AND MATURITY ON CRACKING AND THE CHANGE OF THE BREAKING FORCE DURING FREEZING WERE INVESTIGATED FOR GOOSEBERRIES, SOUR CHERRIES, PLUMS, GREEN PEAS AND TOMATOES. FREEZE CRACKING CAN BE EXPLAINED BY THE STRESSES ARISEN FROM THE VOLUMETRIC CHANGES CONNECTED TO WATER-ICE TRANSITION. DIFFERENT CONCLUSIONS ARE DISCUSSED.

Available documents

Format PDF

Pages: 1754-1758

This document is to be digitised and will be available within 10 working days

  • Public price

    20 €

  • Member price*

    Free

* Best rate depending on membership category (see the detailed benefits of individual and corporate memberships).

Details

  • Original title: CRACKING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DURING FREEZING AND THE INFLUENCE OF PRECOOLING.
  • Record ID : 1992-2292
  • Languages: English
  • Source: New challenges in refrigeration. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress of Refrigeration, August 10-17, 1991, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Publication date: 1991/08/10
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Links


See other articles from the proceedings (391)
See the conference proceedings