Failure criteria based on consumers' rejection to determine the sensory shelf life of minimally processed lettuce

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-259

  Ares, Gastón ^a,b   Martínez, Inés ^b   Lareo, Claudia ^b   Lema, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Butterhead lettuce; Consumer studies; Failure criteria; Fresh cut vegetables; Sensory shelf life

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA;

EID: 44149120275     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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