Post-harvest Treatment with Citric Acid or Hydrogen Peroxide to Extend the Shelf Life of Fresh Sliced Mushrooms

LWT

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 285-289

  Brennan, Martine ^a   Le Port, Gaëlle ^a   Gormley, Ronan ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Sliced mushrooms; Agaricus bisporus; shelf life; citric acid; hydrogen peroxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347117673     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.2000.0657     Document Type: Article

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