Quality evaluation of peaches and nectarines by electrochemical and multivariate analyses: Relationships between analytical measurements and sensory attributes

Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 659-666

  Esti, Marco ^a   Messia, Maria Cristina ^b   Sinesio, Fiorella ^c   Nicotra, Antonino ^d   Conte, Luigi ^d   La Notte, Ennio ^a   Palleschi, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c Isututo Nazionale della Nutrizione   (Italy)

^d Istituto Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MALIC ACID; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CULTIVAR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; GENOTYPE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SWEETNESS; TASTE;

PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 0030822138     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(96)00306-8     Document Type: Article

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