Search for suitable maturation parameters to define the harvest maturity of plums (Prunus domestica L.): A case study of candied plums

Food Chemistry

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 570-574

  Nunes, Cláudia ^a   Rato, Ana E ^b   Barros, António S ^a   Saraiva, Jorge A ^a   Coimbra, Manuel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cell wall polysaccharides; Greengage; Pectic polysaccharides; pH; Ripening; Titratable acidity; Total soluble solids; Uronic acid

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; URONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; FRUIT GROWTH; FRUIT RIPENING; NONHUMAN; PLUM; TITRIMETRY;

PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 49349109651     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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