Effect of storage temperature on microbiological quality and shelf-life of ready to use salads

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-52

  Riva, M ^a   Franzetti, L ^a   Galli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acceptability range time; Quality indices; Stability time

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038845372     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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