Irradiation applications in vegetables and fruits: A review

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 427-462

  Arvanitoyannis, Ioannis S ^a   Stratakos, Alexandros Ch ^a   Tsarouhas, Panagiotis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

rays; fruits; hurdle technology; irradiation; irradiation detection; shelf life; vegetables

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GAMMA RADIATION; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSATION; TIME; VEGETABLE;

FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD LABELING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GAMMA RAYS; INSECT CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSATION; TIME FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 66149097444     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408390802067936     Document Type: Review

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