Effects of γ-radiation on microbial load and antioxidant proprieties in black tea irradiated with different water activities

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 217-222

  Fanaro, G B ^a   Hassimotto, N M A ^b   Bastos, D H M ^b   Villavicencio, A L C H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Black tea; Camellia sinensis; Food irradiation; Radiolysis; Water activity

Indexed keywords

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; BLACK TEA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; FOOD IRRADIATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; TOTAL PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; WATER ACTIVITY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIOLYSIS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

COBALT 60; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; THEAFLAVIN; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYGEN RADICAL ABSORBANCE CAPACITY; PATHOGEN LOAD; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; TEA; WATER ACTIVITY;

EID: 84890912341     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.11.036     Document Type: Article

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