Controlling the nutrient profile of fruits and vegetables during prolonged storage prior to processing

5th International Technical Symposium on Food Processing, Monitoring Technology in Bioprocesses and Food Quality Management

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 337-342

  Robertson, Jim ^a   Alminger, Marie ^b   Svelander, Cecilia ^b   Wellner, Anna ^b   Niemann, Claudia ^c   Rodarte, Alejandro ^c   Werner, Ralph ^c   Wellner, Nicholas ^a   Waldron, Keith ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Carotene; Dietary fibre; Folate; Fruits; Nutrient stability; Storage; Transport; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ARABINANS; ASCORBIC ACIDS; CAROTENE; DIETARY FIBRE; DRY WEIGHT; FIBRE CONTENT; FOLATE; FREE SUGAR; FRUIT AND VEGETABLES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; LONG TERM; LONG-TERM STORAGE; LYCOPENES; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY; PECTIC POLYSACCHARIDES; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT CELL WALL; POST HARVEST; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SAMPLE COMPOSITION; SHELF LIFE; STORAGE CONDITION; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES; TRANSPORT TIME; VITAMIN C;

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FIBERS; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUITS; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; STORAGE (MATERIALS); SUGAR (SUCROSE); VEGETABLES;

NUTRIENTS;

EID: 74549151262     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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