Bactericidal effect of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) on Salmonella enterica during storage

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 638-642

  Pintado, Concepción ^a   de Miguel, Alicia ^a   Acevedo, Olga ^b   Nozal, Leonor ^b   Novella, José Luis ^b   Rotger, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crocins; Food safety; Saffron; Safranal; Salmonella; Spices

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 78649838455     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.09.031     Document Type: Article

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