Radiation processing of minimally processed vegetables and aromatic plants

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 659-663

  Trigo, M J ^a   Sousa, M B ^a   Sapata, M M ^a   Ferreira, A ^a   Curado, T ^a   Andrada, L ^a   Botelho, M L ^b   Veloso, M G ^c  

^a L INIA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^c FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aromatic herbs; Decontamination; Gamma irradiation; Shelf life; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HERBS; AROMATIC PLANTS; BEFORE AND AFTER; E. COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GLOBAL TRADE; LISTERIA INNOCUA; MENTHA SPICATA; MICROBIAL LOADS; MICROBIOTA; MINIMALLY PROCESSED VEGETABLES; RADIATION PROCESSING; SHELF LIFE; VEGETABLES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON BEAM PUMPING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; MINTS; RADIATION DECONTAMINATION;

RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIANDER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; LETTUCE; LISTERIA INNOCUA; MENTHA SPICATA; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PARSLEY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE; SENSORY EVALUATION; SHELF LIFE; VEGETABLE; WATERCRESS;

EID: 67349086090     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.03.052     Document Type: Article

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