Effects of UV-C, red light and sun light on the carotenoid content and physical qualities of tomatoes during post-harvest storage

Food Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 495-500

  Liu, L H ^a   Zabaras, D ^a   Bennett, L E ^a   Aguas, P ^a   Woonton, B W ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carotene; Carotenoids; Colour; Light irradiation; Lycopene; Tomatoes

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349089795     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.12.042     Document Type: Article

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