Inhibition of microbial growth in bread through active packaging

Packaging Technology and Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 129-132

  Soares, N F F ^a   Rutishauser, D M ^b   Melo, N ^a   Cruz, R S ^a   Andrade, N J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Active packaging; Bread; Cellulose acetate film; Mould; Sodium propionate

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; FOOD STORAGE; FUNGI; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACTIVE PACKAGING; BREAD; CELLULOSE ACETATE FILMS; MICROBIAL GROWTH;

PACKAGING;

FUNGI;

EID: 0036588970     PISSN: 08943214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pts.576     Document Type: Article

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