Improvement of table grapes quality and safety by the combination of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and eugenol, menthol, or thymol

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 7458-7464

  Valverde, Juan Miguel ^a   Guillén, Fabián ^a   Martínez Romero, Domingo ^a   Castillo, Salvador ^a   Serrano, María ^a   Valero, Daniel ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active packaging; Ethylene; Eugenol; Menthol; Mesophilic aerobics; Molds; Thymol; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EUGENOL; MENTHOL; OXYGEN; THYMOL;

ARTICLE; FOOD PACKAGING; FRUIT; GRAPE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EUGENOL; FOOD PACKAGING; FRUIT; MENTHOL; OXYGEN; QUALITY CONTROL; THYMOL; VITIS;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FUNGI; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 26244464432     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf050913i     Document Type: Article

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