Sensory and Sensory-Related Quality of Fresh-Cut Produce under Modified Atmosphere Packaging

Modified Atmosphere Packaging for Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 71-99

  Zhuang, Hong ^a   Fan, Xuetong ^b   Barth, M Margaret ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cantaloupe; Fresh cut fruits; Honeydew; Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP); Oxygen transmission rate (OTR)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886144826     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470959145.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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