Effect of pretreatments and packaging of tomato in LDPE and PET films on the storage-life

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-141

  Yadav, R K ^a   Sanwal, S K ^a   Singh, P K ^a   Juri, Buragohain ^a  

^a ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

Author keywords

Garlic; Lycopersicon esculentum; Packaging; Paraffin liquid wax; Storage; Tomato; Turmeric; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; KETONES; LIQUIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; THERMOPLASTICS;

GARLIC; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; STORAGE; TOMATO; TURMERIC; WEIGHT LOSS;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ALLIUM SATIVUM; CURCUMA LONGA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 62249154849     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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