The shelf-life of beef steaks treated with DL-lactic acid and antioxidants and stored under modified atmospheres

Food Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Djenane, Djamel ^a   Sánchez Escalante, Armida ^a,b   Beltrán, José A ^a   Roncalés, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Ctro Invest Aliment DAC   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Beef steaks; DL Lactic acid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROCHOTHRIX THERMOSPHACTA; PSEUDOMONAS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0037298682     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-0020(02)00138-7     Document Type: Article

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