Ultraviolet radiation as a non-thermal treatment for the inactivation of microorganisms in fruit juice

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 348-354

  Keyser, Maricel ^a   Muller, Ilze A ^a   Cilliers, Frans P ^b   Nel, Wihann ^b   Gouws, Pieter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b PureUV   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aerobic plate count; Fruit juices; Microbial inactivation; Novel UV system; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

FRUIT JUICES; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROORGANISMS; TURBULENT FLOW; YEAST;

AEROBIC PLATE COUNT; MICROBIAL INACTIVATION; NON-THERMAL TREATMENT; NOVEL UV SYSTEM;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANANAS COMOSUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PSIDIUM;

EID: 44149108967     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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