Effect of composite edible coating from amaranthus cruentus flour and stearic acid on refrigerated strawberry (fragaria ananassa) quality

Latin American Applied Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-254

  Colla, E ^a   Sobral, P J A ^b   Menegalli, F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amaranthus cruentus flour; Edible coating; Stearic acid; Strawberry quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845525392     PISSN: 03270793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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