Pink color defect in poultry white meat as affected by endogenous conditions

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 742-747

  Holownia, K ^a   Chinnan, M S ^a   Reynolds, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooked meat; Defect; Pinking; Poultry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037392859     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb08235.x     Document Type: Review

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