Role of commercial sanitizers and washing systems on epiphytic microorganisms and sensory quality of fresh-cut escarole and lettuce

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-163

  Allende, Ana ^a   Selma, María V ^a   López Gálvez, Francisco ^a   Villaescusa, Raquel ^a   Gil, María I ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leafy vegetables; MAP; Minimally processing; Natural microflora; Storage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTUCA;

EID: 41449115895     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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