Chlorophyll Degradation in Boiled Broccoli Florets during Storage in the Light

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-38

  Kotani, Masaru ^a   Yamauchi, Naoki ^b   Ueda, Yoshinori ^a   Imahori, Yoshihiro ^a   Chachin, Kazuo ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Blanching; Broccoli; Chlorophyll degradation; Photobleaching

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 0012459205     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.5.35     Document Type: Article

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