Effects of ripening on microstructure and texture of "Ameixa d'Elvas" candied plums

Food Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1094-1101

  Nunes, Cláudia ^a   Santos, Conceição ^a   Pinto, Glória ^a   Silva, Sónia ^a   Lopes da Silva, José A ^a   Saraiva, Jorge A ^a   Coimbra, Manuel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Green Gage; Histocytological studies; Microstructure; Pectin methyl esterase; Polygalacturonase; Prunus domestica

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249161407     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.12.089     Document Type: Article

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