“…Thermal diffusivity data can be used to determine the duration of thermal processes (Mahapatra et al, 2013). The thermal properties of food products can be measured directly, with the use of different devices and techniques such as an analyser KD2 Pro and thermal analysis (Lever et al, 2014;Barnwal et al, 2015;Perussello et al, 2015), and indirectly using mathematical calculations based on the chemical composition (water, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fibre and ash), temperature and structure of the analysed material (Choi, Okos, 1986;Sahin, Sumnu, 2006;Wang et al, 2008;Carson, 2015). Therefore, some of our findings can be used for mathematical modelling.…”