Irradiation applications in fruit and other fresh produce processing

Advances in Fruit Processing Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 203-216

  Moreira, Rosana G ^a   Castell Perez, Elena M ^a  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; IONIZING RADIATION;

FOOD IRRADIATION; FRESH PRODUCE; FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; NONTHERMAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES;

IRRADIATION;

EID: 84892837457     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b12088     Document Type: Chapter

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