Calcium-alginate coating loaded with silver-montmorillonite nanoparticles to prolong the shelf-life of fresh-cut carrots

Food Research International

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 164-169

  Costa, C ^a   Conte, A ^a   Buonocore, G G ^b   Lavorgna, M ^b   Del Nobile, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Fresh cut carrots; Nanoparticles; Shelf life; Silver

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENT; BARRIER PROPERTIES; COATED SAMPLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FRESH-CUT; MESOPHILIC; MICROBIAL CELLS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE; OVERALL QUALITY; PSEUDOMONAS SPP; SENSORY AND MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; SENSORY EVALUATION; SHELF LIFE; SPOILAGE MICROORGANISMS; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; STORAGE PERIODS;

BACTERIA; CLAY MINERALS; COATINGS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYPROPYLENES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

SILVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAUCUS CAROTA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE SPP.; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 84859352234     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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