Effect of blanching, freezing and thawing on some quality factors of sweet pepper (capsicum annuum)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 628, Issue , 2003, Pages 797-808

  Kluza, F ^a   Wolak, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Blanching; Cutting force; Penetration tests; Pepper freezing; Sensory quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949100901     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2003.628.101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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