Effect of oxygen absorber, nitrogen flushing, packaging material oxygen transmission rate and storage conditions on quality retention of raw whole unpeeled almond kernels (Prunus dulcis)

LWT

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Mexis, S F ^a   Kontominas, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Active packaging; Nitrogen flushing; Oxygen absorber; Quality; Raw unpeeled almonds; Shelf life extension

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; FOOD STORAGE; KETONES; OXYGEN; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYETHYLENES; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVE PACKAGING; ALMOND KERNELS; NITROGEN FLUSHING; OXYGEN ABSORBERS; OXYGEN BARRIERS; QUALITY; QUALITY RETENTION; RAW UNPEELED ALMOND; SHELF LIFE EXTENSIONS; STORAGE CONDITION;

NITROGEN;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 70349153024     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2009.06.024     Document Type: Article

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