Continuous quality and shelf life monitoring of retail-packed fresh cod loins in comparison with conventional methods

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1000-1007

  Mai, Nga T T ^a,b,c   Gudjónsdóttir, María ^b   Lauzon, Hélène L ^b   Sveinsdóttir, Kolbrún ^b   Martinsdóttir, Emilía ^b   Audorff, Hubert ^d   Reichstein, Werner ^d   Haarer, Dietrich ^d   Bogason, Sigurdur G ^a   Arason, Sigurjón ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Matis ohf Iceland   (Iceland)

^c Nha Trang University   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuous monitoring; Fresh cod; Shelf life; TTI

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751704148     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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