Influence of Postharvest UV-C Hormesis on the Bioactive Components of Tomato during Post-treatment Handling

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1463-1472

  Jagadeesh, S L ^a,c   Charles, M T ^b   Gariepy, Y ^a   Goyette, B ^b   Raghavan, G S V ^a   Vigneault, C ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c KRC College of Horticulture   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbic acid; Bioactive; Lycopene; Tomato; Total phenolic; Trolox equivalent; UV C hormesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACIDS; BIOACTIVE; HORMESIS; LYCOPENES; TOMATO; TOTAL PHENOLIC; TROLOX EQUIVALENT;

KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS;

FRUITS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 80053562471     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-009-0259-y     Document Type: Article

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