Effects of heat treatment on atmospheric composition and color of peeled white asparagus in modified atmosphere packaging

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 118-122

  Siomos, Anastasios S ^a   Gerasopoulos, Dimitrios ^a   Tsouvaltzis, Pavlos ^a   Koukounaras, Athanasios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Asparagus officinalis L; Heat treatment; Light processing; MAP

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN CONTENT; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS L; ASPARAGUS SPEARS; BEFORE AND AFTER; EFFECTS OF HEAT TREATMENT; ETHYLENE PRODUCTION; FRESH WEIGHT; HOT WATER; LIGHT PROCESSING; MAP DESIGN; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; RESPIRATION RATE; STORAGE LIFE; STRETCH FILMS;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; COLOR; ETHYLENE; PACKAGING; WATER;

HEAT TREATMENT;

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 73049102608     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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