Microbiology of fresh-cut mangoes prepared from fruit sanitised in hot chlorinated water

Food Science and Technology International

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-103

  Ngarmsak, M ^b   Delaquis, P ^a   Toivonen, P ^a   Ngarmsak, T ^b   Ooraikul, B ^b   Mazza, G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Fresh cut mango; Hot water; Hygiene; Microbial spoilage; Post harvest

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHLORINE; FUNGUS ATTACK; IMPURITIES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; WATER; YEAST;

CHLORINATED WATER; FRESH-CUT MANGO; HOT WATER; HYGIENE; MICROBIAL SPOILAGE; MICROFLORA; POST HARVEST; SLICING;

FRUITS;

BACTERIA; CHLORINE; FRUITS; FUNGI; MICROORGANISMS; WATER; YEASTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 33645572543     PISSN: 10820132     EISSN: 15321738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1082013206063735     Document Type: Article

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