Vanillin as an antimicrobial for producing shelf-stable strawberry puree

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 608-610

  Cerrutti, Patricia ^a,b   Alzamora, Stella M ^b,c   Vidales, Susana L ^d  

^a Facultad de Ingeniería

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Strawberry puree; Vanillin

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 0030974429     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1997.tb04442.x     Document Type: Article

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