Relationship between fresh-packaged spinach leaves exposed to continuous light or dark and bioactive contents: Effects of cultivar, leaf size, and storage duration

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2980-2987

  Lester, Gene E ^a   Makus, Donald J ^a   Mark Hodges, D ^b  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Agriculture and Agri Food Canada Kentville   (Canada)

Author keywords

carotene; 5 methyltetrahydrofolate; Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; Folate; Lutein; Phylloquinone, postharvest storage; Spinacia oleracea; Tocopherol; Violaxanthin; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DARKNESS; FOOD PACKAGING; LIGHT; PLANT LEAF; SPINACH;

DARKNESS; FOOD PACKAGING; LIGHT; PLANT LEAVES; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 77949416416     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf903596v     Document Type: Article

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