Postharvest shelf life extension of blueberries using a biodegradable package

Food Chemistry

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-127

  Almenar, Eva ^a   Samsudin, Hayati ^a   Auras, Rafael ^a   Harte, Bruce ^a   Rubino, Maria ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L., Elliott); Clamshell container; Physicochemical parameters; Polylactide

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM; POLYLACTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BLUEBERRY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PACKAGING; LANDFILL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; SHELF LIFE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 41549108794     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.01.066     Document Type: Article

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