A model to predict shelf-life in air and darkness of cut, ready-to-use, fresh carrots under both isothermal and non-isothermal conditions

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 586-591

  Zanoni, B ^a   Lavelli, V ^b   Ambrosoli, R ^c   Garavaglia, L ^b   Minati, J ^c   Pagliarini, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carrots; Modelling; Shelf life; Total bacterial growth kinetics; Total coliform growth kinetics; Whiteness index increase kinetics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FOOD STORAGE; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CARROTS; TOTAL BACTERIAL GROWTH KINETICS; TOTAL COLIFORM GROWTH KINETICS; WHITENESS INDEX INCREASE KINETICS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

BACTERIA; FOOD STORAGE; GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETABLES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 33749338334     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.02.023     Document Type: Article

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