A study of prestorage heat treatment effect on apple texture: Destructive and nondestructive measurements

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 495-506

  Tu, K ^a   De Baerdemaeker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0031314381     PISSN: 01458892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4549.1997.tb00798.x     Document Type: Article

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