Whey protein coatings for fresh fruits and relative humidity effects

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 176-181

  Cisneros Zevallos, L ^a   Krochta, J M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruits and vegetables; Modified atmospheres; Relative humidity; WPI coatings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037283842     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb14136.x     Document Type: Article

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