Innovative active modified atmosphere packaging improves overall quality of fresh-cut red chard baby leaves

LWT

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1422-1428

  Tomás Callejas, Alejandro ^a   Boluda, María ^a   Robles, Pedro Antonio ^a   Artés, Francisco ^a   Artés Hernández, Francisco ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beta vulgaris. var. cycla; Helium; MAP; Minimal processing; Nitrous oxide; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; MAPS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXYGEN; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS; BETA VULGARIS; CONTROL TREATMENTS; GAS PARTIAL PRESSURE; MINIMAL PROCESSING; NITROUS OXIDE; SENSORY QUALITIES; VITAMIN C CONTENTS;

MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS CICLA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 79953029516     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2011.01.020     Document Type: Article

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