Monitoring post-harvest quality of Granny Smith apple under simulated shelf-life conditions: Destructive, non-destructive and analytical measurements

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 267-276

  Tu, Kang ^a   De Baerdemaeker, Josse ^a   Deltour, Roger ^b   De Barsy, Thierry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acoustic impulse; Cell rupture; Firmness; Mealiness; Texture

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 21444455185     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.1996.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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