has been generally recognized that Thermo-physical properties
of biological materials such as food stuffs are dependent on
temperature, moisture content and composition. Therefore
variability in composition and physical characteristics resulting
from variations in soil, climatic conditions, irrigation techniques
and fertilizer used would manifest themselves in measured
thermo-physical properties [4–6]. Fruits and vegetables at different
stages of processing are subjected to thermal treatments in
the food industry, understanding their behavior to these thermal
processes requires good knowledge of thermal and physical
properties. These properties are essential for designing and
optimization of every process involving heat transfer at unsteady
state such as cooking, frying, and drying and post-harvest heat
treatments.