Ascorbic acid retention in shredded iceberg lettuce as affected by minimal processing

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 498-500

  Barry Ryan, C ^a   O'Beirne, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Modified atmosphere; Shredded lettuce; Slicing

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA;

EID: 0033064645     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1999.tb15070.x     Document Type: Article

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