Changes in post-harvest phytochemical qualities of broccoli florets during ambient and refrigerated storage

Food Chemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1510-1514

  Nath, A ^a   Bagchi, B ^a   Misra, L K ^a   Deka, Bidyut C ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Carotene; Antioxidant activity; Broccoli; Chlorophyll; Phytochemicals; Post harvest storage

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT STORAGE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASCORBIC ACIDS; BROCCOLI; BROCCOLI FLORETS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS; MICRO-PERFORATED FILMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL WEIGHT LOSS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; POST-HARVEST STORAGE; POSTHARVEST; REFRIGERATED STORAGES;

CHLOROPHYLL; FOOD STORAGE; HARVESTING; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CHLOROPHYLL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPROPYLENE; TROLOX C;

AMBIENT AIR; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROCCOLI; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLORET; FOOD FREEZING; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD STORAGE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL WEIGHT LOSS; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT, MASS AND SIZE;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 79953223681     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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