Applying biochemical and physiological principles in the industrial freezing of vegetables: A case study on carrots

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-43

  Gómez G , Federico ^a   Sjöholm, Ingegerd ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD STORAGE; ENZYMES; FREEZING; METABOLISM; TISSUE;

BLANCHING TREATMENT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0346433427     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2003.07.006     Document Type: Article

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