Efficacy of some antimicrobial treatments compared to sodium hypochlorite on physical, physiological and microbial quality of fresh-cut melons (Cucumis melo L. var. inodorus)

LWT

Volumn 59, Issue 2P1, 2014, Pages 1146-1151

  Dilmaçünal, Tuba ^a   Erbaş, Derya ^a   Koyuncu, Mehmet Ali ^a   Onursal, Cemile Ebru ^b   Kuleaşan, Hakan ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b E irdir Horticultural Research Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cold storage; Gaseous ozone; Hazelnut oil; Kirka a ; Sodium hypochlorite

Indexed keywords

COLD STORAGE; ETHYLENE; FOOD STORAGE; FRUITS; OZONE; QUALITY CONTROL; SODIUM; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; VALUE ENGINEERING; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HYDROMETALLURGY; PLASTIC CONTAINERS;

CUCUMIS MELO; FOUR-GROUP; FRESH-CUT MELON; GASEOUS OZONE; HAZELNUT OIL; KIRKAǦAÇ; MATURITY STAGES; MICROBIAL QUALITY; PHYSICAL QUALITY; TURKISHS; ETHYLENE PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL ENUMERATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITES; SOLUBLE SOLID CONTENT; TITRATABLE ACIDITY;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; QUALITY CONTROL;

CORYLUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 84907597756     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2014.07.033     Document Type: Article

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