Hurdle technology for shelf stable minimally processed French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris): A response surface methodology approach

LWT

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 182-189

  Gupta, Sumit ^a   Chatterjee, Suchandra ^a   Vaishnav, Jasraj ^a   Kumar, Vivekanand ^a   Variyar, Prasad S ^a   Sharma, Arun ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Citric acid treatment; Hurdle technology; Minimally processed French beans; Modified atmosphere packaging; Response surface methodology; Irradiation

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ACID TREATMENTS; HURDLE TECHNOLOGY; MINIMALLY PROCESSED; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE; NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES; OPTIMUM PROCESSING CONDITIONS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; VITAMIN C CONTENTS;

MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING;

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84861182123     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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