Volatile Compounds in Cucumbers Fermented in Low-Salt Conditions

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2117-2122

  Zhou, Ancheng ^a   McFeeters, Roger F ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucumis sativus; Cucurbitaceae; Gas chromatography; Lactobacillus plantarum; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 0000832361     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9704726     Document Type: Article

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