Consumer acceptance of fresh blueberries in bio-based packages

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1121-1128

  Almenar, Eva ^a   Samsudin, Hayati ^a   Auras, Rafael ^a   Harte, Janice ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blueberries (vaccinium corymbosum L. cv. Elliott); Instrumental evaluation; Packaging; Poly(lactic acid) (PLA); Sensory evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACID; BIOPOLYMER; LACTIC ACID; PETROLEUM; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BLUEBERRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; ODOR; SENSATION; STANDARD; TASTE; TEMPERATURE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ACIDS; BIOPOLYMERS; BLUEBERRY PLANT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; ODORS; PETROLEUM; POLYMERS; SENSATION; TASTE; TEMPERATURE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR;

FUNGI; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 77951040304     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3922     Document Type: Article

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