Low dose γ-irradiation as a suitable solution for chestnut (Castanea sativa Miller) conservation: Effects on sugars, fatty acids, and tocopherols

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 10028-10033

  Fernandes, Ângela ^a   Antonio, Amilcar L ^a,b,c   Barros, Lillian ^a   Barreira, João C M ^a,d   Bento, Albino ^a   Botelho, M Luisa ^b   Ferreira, Isabel C F R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

fatty acids; gamma irradiation; irradiated chestnuts; sugars; tocopherols

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; CASTANEA SATIVA; EXPERIMENTAL EQUIPMENTS; FLAME IONIZATION DETECTION; FLUORESCENCE DETECTION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IRRADIATED CHESTNUTS; IRRADIATED SAMPLES; IRRADIATION DOSE; IRRADIATION TREATMENT; LOW DOSE; PRODUCT SHELF LIFE; REFRACTION INDEX; SHELF LIFE; STORAGE PERIODS; STORAGE TIME; SUGAR COMPOSITION; SUITABLE SOLUTIONS; TOCOPHEROL CONTENTS; TOCOPHEROLS;

FATTY ACIDS; FRUITS; GAMMA RAYS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IRRADIATION; OLEIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; RADIATION; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

PALMITIC ACID;

CARBOHYDRATE; COBALT; FATTY ACID; TOCOPHEROL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FAGACEAE; FOOD IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; PLANT SEED; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

CARBOHYDRATES; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; FAGACEAE; FATTY ACIDS; FOOD IRRADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; SEEDS; TOCOPHEROLS;

CASTANEA SATIVA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 80053115051     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf201706y     Document Type: Article

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