Effect of kafirin protein coating on sensory quality and shelf-life of 'Packham's Triumph' pears during ripening

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2814-2820

  Buchner, Sonya ^a,c   Kinnear, Marise ^a   Crouch, Ian J ^b   Taylor, Janet ^a   Minnaar, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Experico (Fruit Technology Solutions)   (South Africa)

^c Mars South Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Kafirin; Pear; Physicochemical and sensory properties; Protein coating; Ripening; Senescence

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CELL RESPIRATION; CLASSIFICATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PYRUS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; TASTE; TEMPERATURE;

CELL AGING; CELL RESPIRATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; HUMANS; ODORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PYRUS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TASTE; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

PYRUS;

EID: 81155131182     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4526     Document Type: Article

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