Assessment of changes in optical properties of fresh-cut tomato using video image analysis

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 296-306

  Lana, M M ^a,b   Tijskens, L M M ^a   de Theije, A ^a   Hogenkamp, M ^a   van Kooten, O ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Appearance; Colour; Lycopersicum esculentum; Minimally processed; Translucency

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33751089575     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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