Characterization of royal gala apple aroma using electronic nose technology - Potential maturity indicator

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 5173-5177

  Young, H ^a   Rossiter, K ^a   Wang, M ^a   Miller, M ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apple; Electronic nose; Flavor; GC MS; Maturity; Sensory analysis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; APPLE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLAVOR; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NOISE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; SAMPLING; SEASON; SENSORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; TASTE;

ELECTRONICS; FOOD PRESERVATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; ODORS; ROSALES; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMELL; TASTE;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0033396533     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf990276u     Document Type: Article

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