Effect of calcium chloride and calcium lactate on quality and shelf-life of fresh-cut guava slices

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 427-431

  Inam ur Raheem, Muhammad ^a   Huma, Nuzhat ^a   Anjum, Faqir Muhammad ^a   Malik, Aman Ullah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Firming agents; Fresh cut technology; Guava; Sensory characteristic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884933470     PISSN: 05529034     EISSN: 20760906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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