Effect of storage period and irradiation doses on red chillies

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1287-1291

  Abrar, Muhammad ^a   Anjum, Faqir Muhammad ^a   Zahoor, Tahir ^a   Nawaz, Haq ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Irradiation; Polyethylene bag; Red chillies; Storage studies

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; GAMMA RADIATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMIDITY; PEPPER; RADIATION DOSE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 69949110927     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.1287.1291     Document Type: Article

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