Changes in quality and phenolic antioxidants in dark purple American eggplant (Solanum melongena L. cv. Lucía) as affected by storage at 0°C and 10°C

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-41

  Concellón, Analía ^a,b   Zaro, María J ^a   Chaves, Alicia R ^a   Vicente, Ariel R ^a,c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO EN CRIOTECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CIDCA   (Argentina)

^b Centro Científico y Tecnológico Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS Y FORESTALES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Browning; Chilling; Chlorogenic acid; Postharvest; Refrigeration

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 84855245651     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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