Effect of modified atmosphere packaging on glutathione and ascorbic acid content of asparagus spears

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 243-251

  Saito, Michihko ^a   Rai, Deepak Raj ^a   Masuda, Ryoichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0034389263     PISSN: 01458892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4549.2000.tb00416.x     Document Type: Article

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