Kinetics of thermal degradation of vitamin C in marula fruit (Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra) as compared to other selected tropical fruits

LWT

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 188-191

  Hiwilepo van Hal, Penny ^a,b   Bosschaart, Charlotte ^a   van Twisk, Charlotte ^a   Verkerk, Ruud ^a   Dekker, Matthijs ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Degradation; Guava and mango; Marula; Thermal treatment; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ASCORBIC ACID; DEGRADATION; HEAT TREATMENT; TROPICS;

BIPHASIC BEHAVIOUR; FIRST ORDER DEGRADATION; GUAVA AND MANGO; MARULA; TROPICAL FRUITS; VITAMIN C; VITAMIN C CONTENTS; VITAMIN C DEGRADATION;

FRUITS;

PSIDIUM; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 84865653164     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2011.12.038     Document Type: Article

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