Microwave Heating as an Alternative Quarantine Method for Disinfestation of Stored Food Grains

Table 2

Dielectric properties of selected food products at 20°C.

Food product	Dielectric constant		Dielectric loss
	915 MHz	2450 MHz	915 MHz	2450 MHz
Apple	57	54	8	10
Almond	2.1	—	2.6	—
Avocado	47	45	16	12
Banana	64	60	19	18
Carrot	59	56	18	15
Cucumber	71	69	11	12
Dates	12	—	5.7	—
Grape	69	65	15	17
Grapefruit	75	73	14	15
Lemon	73	71	15	14
Lime	72	70	18	15
Mango	64	61	12	14
Onion	61	64	12	14
Orange	73	69	14	16
Papaya	69	67	10	14
Peach	70	67	12	14
Pear	67	64	11	13
Potato	62	57	22	17
Radish	68	67	20	15
Strawberry	73	71	14	14
Walnut	3.2	—	6.4	—

Source: see [34].