Shelf life of fresh-cut green beans as affected by packaging systems

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2351-2357

  Lucera, Annalisa ^a   Conte, Amalia ^a,b   Del Nobile, Matteo Alessandro ^a,b  

^a BIOAGROMED   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fresh cut green beans; Mass transport properties; Packaging; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

FRESH-CUT; GREEN BEANS; HEADSPACE GAS; MASS LOSS; MICRO HOLES; MICRO-PERFORATED FILMS; PACKAGING SYSTEM; POLY-PROPYLENE FILM; PRODUCT QUALITY; QUALITY LOSS; SENSORY QUALITIES; SHELF LIFE;

PACKAGING MACHINES; PLASTIC FILMS; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PACKAGING;

EID: 80054701978     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2011.02756.x     Document Type: Article

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