Ash gourd peel wax: Extraction, characterization, and application as an edible coat for fruits

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 383-387

  Sreenivas, K M ^a   Chaudhari, Kirtibala ^a   Lele, S S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Ash gourd; Characterization; Edible coating; Peel wax; Waste utilization

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; EMULSIFICATION; EXTRACTION; FOOD ADDITIVES; FRUITS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TEXTURES; WASTE UTILIZATION;

ASIAN COUNTRIES; CARNAUBA WAX; EDIBLE COATING; FRAGARIA ANANASSA; MICROBIAL COUNT; MODEL SYSTEM; SODIUM BENZOATE; TITRABLE ACIDITY;

COATINGS;

BENINCASA HISPIDA; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 79959766061     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-011-0054-1     Document Type: Article

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