Fresh fruit - Microstructure, texture and quality

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7378, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Wood, Delilah F ^a   Imam, Syed H ^a   Orts, William J ^a   Glenn, Gregory M ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Broccoli; Carrot; Fresh cut roduce; Fruits and vegetables; Kiwifruit; Microstructure; Mushroom; Parsley

Indexed keywords

BROCCOLI; CARROT; FRESH-CUT RODUCE; KIWIFRUIT; MUSHROOM; PARSLEY;

RETAIL STORES; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEXTURES;

FRUITS;

EID: 69949170822     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.821351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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