Effect of modified atmosphere (MA) packaging on glutathione and some other qualitative parameters of hiratake mushroom

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 435-439

  Rai, Deepak Raj ^a,b   Saito, Michihiko ^a   Masuda, Ryoichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF POST HARVEST ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Hiratake; Microperforated films; Modified atmosphere packaging

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT; FILM; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; FUNGAL GROWTH; GLUTATHIONE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HIRATAKE MUSHROOM; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE; MYCELIUM; POSTHARVEST STORAGE; TEMPERATURE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0033852505     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.69.435     Document Type: Article

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