Tob. Sci., 1981, 25-17, p. 61-63, ISSN. 0082-4523
Chemical and physical characteristics of freeze-dried tobacco stalk and midrib
Oxford Tobacco Research Laboratory, ARS/SEA/USDA, Oxford & North Carolina USA; Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina USA
Cured midrib and stalk were turgor-conditioned and freeze-dried. Solute losses during processing and specific volumes of the final products were determined. Levels of fifteen chemical constituents and pH in the samples were compared with levels in...