Effects of Pre-Storage Duration and Storage Temperatures on the Formation of Volatile Sulfur Compounds in Broccoli under Anaerobic Conditions

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 544-548

  Dan, Kazuhiro ^a   Nagata, Masayasu ^a   Yamashita, Ichiji ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Broccoli; Dimethyl Disulfide; Methanethiol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009389633     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.67.544     Document Type: Article

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