Influence of Storage Temperature on Shelf-life of Minimally Processed Cactus Pear Fruits

LWT

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-20

  Piga, A ^a   D'Aquino, S ^b   Agabbio, M ^a   Emonti, G ^a   Farris, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cold storage; film packaging; minimal processing; Opuntia ficus indica Mill

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002801870     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1999.0604     Document Type: Article

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