Radiation Preservation of Foods of Plant Origin. III. Tropical Fruits: Bananas, Mangoes, and Papayas

C R C Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 147-205

  Thomas, Paul ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATECHOL OXIDASE; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; LIPID; VITAMIN;

FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FRUIT; FUNGUS; GAMMA RADIATION; HEAT; INSECT CONTROL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATECHOL OXIDASE; ETHYLENES; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FRUIT; FUNGI; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT; INSECT CONTROL; LIPIDS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VITAMINS;

EID: 0022567739     PISSN: 00990248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398609527423     Document Type: Article

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