Shelf life of fresh-cut Cime di rapa (Brassica rapa L.) as affected by packaging

LWT

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1218-1225

  Conte, A ^a   Scrocco, C ^a   Brescia, I ^a   Mastromatteo, M ^a   Del Nobile, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cime di rapa; Map; Minimally processed food; Packaging; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOOD PRESERVATION; MAPS; NITROGEN; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYPROPYLENES;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; CIME DI RAPA; EXPERIMENTAL TRIALS; MESOPHILIC BACTERIA; MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS; ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE; SENSORIAL QUALITIES; SHELF LIFE;

MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA;

EID: 78751703893     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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