Preservation of fresh-cut produce using natural compounds

Stewart Postharvest Review

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Mastromatteo, M ^b   Conte, A ^a,b   Del Nobile, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b Ist per la Ricerca e le Applicazioni Biotecnologiche per la Sicurezza e la Valorizzazione dei Prodo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant compounds; Fresh cut products; Natural antimicrobials

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949086636     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17459656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2212/spr.2009.4.4     Document Type: Review

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