Postharvest quality of pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait.) fruit in controlled atmosphere storage

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 628-634

  Huyskens Keil, S ^a   Prono Widayat, H ^a   Ludders P ^a   Schreiner, M ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Inst Veg Orn Crops G Erfurt   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Colour; Controlled atmosphere storage; Pepino; Pigments; Solanum muricatum; Texture

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; FOOD STORAGE; FRUITS; PIGMENTS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE; PEPINO; SOLANUM MURICATUM; TEXTURE;

FOOD PRESERVATION;

CARBOHYDRATES; FOOD STORAGE; FRUITS; PECTINS; PIGMENT;

SOLANUM; SOLANUM MURICATUM;

EID: 33746938353     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2005.07.028     Document Type: Article

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