Comparison of calcium lactate with chlorine as a washing treatment for fresh-cut lettuce and carrots: Quality and nutritional parameters

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 2260-2268

  Martín Diana, Ana Belén ^a   Rico, Daniel ^a   Barry Ryan, Catherine ^a   Frías, Jesús M ^a   Mulcahy, Jemina ^a   Henehan, Gary T M ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Calcium lactate; Chlorine; Fresh cut lettuce; Quality parameters; Sliced carrots

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAUCUS CAROTA; LACTUCA;

EID: 26444482382     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2254     Document Type: Article

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