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Agglomeration of Food Powder and Applications

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Title Agglomeration of Food Powder and Applications
 
Creator Dhanalakshmi, K.
Ghosal, S.
Bhattacharya, S.
 
Subject 14 Physical properties
05 Processing and Engineering
 
Description Agglomeration has many applications in food processing and major applications include easy flow table salt, dispersible milk powder and soup mix, instant chocolate mix, beverage powder, compacted cubes for nutritional-intervention program, health bars using expanded/puffed cereals, etc. The main purpose of agglomeration is to improve certain physical properties of food powders such as bulk density, flowability, dispersability, and stability. Agglomerated products are easy to use by the consumers and hence are preferred over the traditional non-agglomerated products that are usually non-flowable in nature. The properties of food agglomerates and the process of agglomeration like employing pressure, extrusion, rewetting, spraybed drying, steam jet, heat/sintering, and binders have been reviewed. The physical and instant properties of agglomerated food products have also been discussed.
 
Date 2011
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/9324/1/CRC_Rev_in_Food_Sci_Nutr_Volume_51%2C_Issue_5%2C_April_2011%2C_pages_432-441.pdf
Dhanalakshmi, K. and Ghosal, S. and Bhattacharya, S. (2011) Agglomeration of Food Powder and Applications. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 51. 432-441 .