Minimization of water consumption in fresh-cut salad washing by UV-C light

Food Control

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 491-496

  Ignat, Alexandra ^a   Manzocco, Lara ^a   Bartolomeoli, Ingrid ^a   Maifreni, Michela ^a   Nicoli, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lettuce; Penetration depth; Recycling; Sanitation; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908122776     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.09.036     Document Type: Article

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