Effect of chitosan coating in preventing deterioration and preserving the quality of fresh-cut papaya 'Maradol'

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-23

  González Aguilar, Gustavo A ^a   Valenzuela Soto, Elisa ^a   Lizardi Mendoza, Jaime ^a   Goycoolea, Francisco ^a   Martínez Téllez, Miguel A ^a   Villegas Ochoa, Mónica A ^a   Monroy García, Imelda N ^a   Ayala Zavala, J Fernando ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chitosan coating; Firmness; Fresh cut papaya; Microbial growth; Overall quality

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 58549098262     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3405     Document Type: Article

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