Microbial, nutritional and sensory quality of rocket leaves as affected by different sanitizers

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-97

  Martínez Sánchez, Ascensión ^a   Allende, Ana ^a   Bennett, Richard N ^b   Ferreres, Federico ^a   Gil, María Isabel ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Bacterial growth; Chlorine; Diplotaxis tenuifolia L.; Glucosinolates; Lactic acid; Ozone; Peroxyacetic acid; Phytonutrients; Polyphenols; Salad vegetables; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPLOTAXIS TENUIFOLIA; FUNGI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33749241144     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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