The improvement of color and shelf life of ham by gamma irradiation

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1162-1166

  Byun, Myung Woo ^a   Lee, Ju Woon ^a   Yook, Hong Sun ^a   Lee, Kyong Haeng ^a   Kim, Kyoung Pyo ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; FOOD SAFETY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION;

EID: 0033215429     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.10.1162     Document Type: Article

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