Potential bio-activity of whey fermented extract as sanitizer of organic grown lettuce

Food Control

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 477-481

  Santos, M I S ^a,b   Martins, S R ^a   Pedroso, L ^b   Sousa, I ^a   Ferreira, M A S S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hygiene; Lactic acid; Lettuce; Sanitizers; Whey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908583981     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.09.032     Document Type: Article

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