Off-odour development in modified atmosphere packaged baby spinach is an unresolved problem

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-85

  Tudela, Juan A ^a   Marín, Alicia ^a   Garrido, Yolanda ^a   Cantwell, Marita ^b   Medina Martínez, María S ^a   Gil, María I ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby leaf; MAP; Microbiology; Minimal processing; Quality; Spinacia oleracea L.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84866069010     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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