Prolonging the shelf-life of fresh green chile peppers through modified atmosphere packaging and low temperature storage

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 467-476

  Wall, Marisa M ^a   Berghage, Robert D ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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CAPSICUM;

EID: 0030363610     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.1996.tb00442.x     Document Type: Article

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