Physicochemical and sensory evaluation of 'Rocha' pear following controlled atmosphere storage

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 318-327

  Galvis Sanchez A C ^a   Fonseca, S C ^a   Morais, A M M B ^a   Malcata, F X ^a  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Color; Firmness; Modeling; PPO; Sensory analysis

Indexed keywords

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0037281279     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb14159.x     Document Type: Article

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