Water vapor resistance of red delicious apples and celery sticks coated with edible caseinate-acetylated monoglyceride films

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 351-354

  Avena Bustillos, Roberto D Jesús ^a   Krochta, John M ^a   Saltveit, Mikal E ^b  

^a Univ of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apium graveolens; Malus domestica; minimally processed; response surface; water vapor

Indexed keywords

APIUM; APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0042987549     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1997.tb03999.x     Document Type: Article

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