Improving cranberry shelf-life using high voltage electric field treatment

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-371

  Palanimuthu, V ^a   Rajkumar, P ^a   Orsat, V ^a   Gariepy Y ^a   Raghavan, G S V ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cranberry; High voltage electric field; Respiration; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

DC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY;

CRANBERRY; HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELD; RESPIRATION; SHELF-LIFE;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 51349083999     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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