Simultaneous instrumental measurement of firmness and juiciness of apple tissue discs

Journal of Texture Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-285

  Harker, F Roger ^a   White, Anne ^a   Freeth, Bruce ^a   Gunson, F Anne ^a   Triggs, Chris M ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FRUIT JUICES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

FRUIT RIPENING;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0043285142     PISSN: 00224901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4603.2003.tb01061.x     Document Type: Article

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