Controlled-atmosphere effects on postharvest quality and antioxidant activity of cranberry fruits

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 5932-5938

  Gunes, Gurbuz ^a   Liu, Rui Hai ^b   Watkins, Christopher B ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Controlled atmosphere; Cranberry; Flavonoids; Phenolics; Vaccinium macrocarpon Alton

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLAVONOID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE; CRANBERRY; CULTIVAR; FERMENTATION; FOOD QUALITY; NONHUMAN; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETATES; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; FUNGI; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; QUALITY CONTROL; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 0037048764     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf025572c     Document Type: Article

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