Effect of packaging treatments and vacuum-cooling on quality of winter harvested iceberg lettuce

Food Research International

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 621-627

  Martinez J A ^a   Artes F ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial soft rot; Lactuca sativa L; Modified atmosphere packaging; Physiological disorders; Vacuum cooling

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; LACTUCA SATIVA; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; POLYPROPYLENE FILM; RUSSETING; SHELF LIFE;

EID: 0342615022     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-9969(99)00135-0     Document Type: Article

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