Carotenoid changes of intact watermelons after storage

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 5868-5874

  Perkins Veazie, Penelope ^a   Collins, Julie K ^a  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

carotene; Chilling injury; Citrullus lanatus (Thunb Matsum Nakai); Lycopene; Triploid watemelon

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD PRESERVATION; METHODOLOGY; PH; PLANT SEED; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WATERMELON;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; CITRULLUS; FOOD PRESERVATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 33748437785     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0532664     Document Type: Article

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