Influence of harvest maturity on cut-edge browning of 'Granny Smith' fresh apple slices treated with anti-browning solution after cutting

LWT

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1607-1609

  Toivonen, P M A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Browning; Fresh cut apples; Maturity

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; HARVESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; STARCH;

APPLE SLICES; BROWNING; CUT EDGE; ETHYLENE PRODUCTION; FRESH-CUT APPLES; HARVEST SEASON; HIGH LATITUDES; LATE HARVEST; MATURITY; STARCH INDEX;

FRUITS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 47649115963     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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