Antioxidant content and market quality of jalapeno pepper rings as affected by minimal processing and modified atmosphere packaging

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 317-327

  Howard, L R ^a,b   Hernandez Brenes, C ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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CAPSICUM;

EID: 0032340660     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.1998.tb00525.x     Document Type: Article

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