Eating quality of 'Flor de Invierno' pears: Chemical and structural aspects

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1052-1058

  Varela, Paula ^a   Salvador, Ana ^a   Hernando, Isabel ^b   Pérez Munuera, Isabel ^b   Quiles, Amparo ^b   Ángeles Lluch, Maria A ^b   Fiszman, Susana M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

'Flor de Invierno' pears; Cell wall; Enzymes; Microstructure; Sensory; Texture

Indexed keywords

PYRUS;

EID: 34547651279     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2006.01338.x     Document Type: Article

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