Effect of water activity on carotenoid degradation in dehydrated carrots

Food Chemistry

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1705-1711

  Lavelli, Vera ^a   Zanoni, Bruno ^b   Zaniboni, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Carrot; Water activity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER; XANTHOPHYLL;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARROT; DEGRADATION; FREEZE DRYING; MOISTURE; STORAGE;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 34249096206     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.03.033     Document Type: Article

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