Temperature and relative humidity effects on quality, total ascorbic acid, phenolics and flavonoid concentrations, and antioxidant activity of strawberry

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 349-357

  Shin, Youngjae ^a,b   Liu, Rui Hai ^a   Nock, Jacqueline F ^a   Holliday, Darryl ^a   Watkins, Christopher B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Ottogi Food Research Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Antioxidant activity; Ascorbic acid; Flavonoids; Fragaria ananassa Duch.; Fruit; Phenolics; Quality; Storage; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 34447624871     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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