Decontamination efficiency of slightly acidic electrolyzed water on fresh-cut cucumbers

International Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Liu, Zhuqing ^a   Dong, Yu ^a   Jiang, Wenshan ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

aerobic bacteria; cucumbers; disinfection; molds and yeasts; slightly acidic electrolyzed water

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC ELECTROLYZED WATERS; BROAD SPECTRUM; CHLORINE CONCENTRATION; CUCUMBERS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FRESH-CUT; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; MICROBIAL COUNT; MICROBIAL DECONTAMINATION; NEAR-NEUTRAL PH; SANITIZATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION; TAP WATER;

BACTERIOLOGY; CHLORINE; DECONTAMINATION; MOLDS; SODIUM; YEAST;

AEROBIC BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 80053498679     PISSN: 15563758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1556-3758.2233     Document Type: Article

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