Effect of initial oxygen concentration and film oxygen transmission rate on the quality of fresh-cut romaine lettuce

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1622-1630

  Ji, Gang Kim ^a,d   Luo, Yaguang ^a,c   Tao, Yang ^b   Saftner, Robert A ^a   Gross, Kenneth C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fresh cut lettuce; Gas composition; Minimally processed; Modified atmosphere; Oxygen transmission rate; Postharvest technology; Respiration rate

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA;

EID: 22344449304     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2158     Document Type: Article

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