Conditions in banana ripening using the rack and pit traditional methods and their effect on juice extraction

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 347-352

  Kyamuhangire, William ^a,b   Pehrson, Robert ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Banana juice; Banana ripening; Pit ripening; Rack ripening

Indexed keywords

BANANA; BREATHING; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHYLENE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT JUICE; OXYGEN; RIPENING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033019660     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199902)79:2<347::AID-JSFA206>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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