Irradiation dose control of chicken meat processing with alanine/ESR dosimetric system

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 1222-1226

  Miyagusku, L ^a   Chen, F ^b   Kuaye, A ^c   Castilho, C J C ^b   Baffa, O ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chicken meat; DL alanine; Dosimetry; ESR; Food irradiation; Microbiology; Radiation dose; Sensorial evaluation; Shelf life; X band

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DOSIMETRY; ENZYMES; IRRADIATION; MEATS; MICROBIOLOGY; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE;

FOOD IRRADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; SENSORIAL EVALUATION;

FOOD PRESERVATION;

EID: 34548783222     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.05.032     Document Type: Article

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