Chitosan nanoparticle coatings reduce microbial growth on fresh-cut apples while not affecting quality attributes

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 440-448

  Pilon, Lucimeire ^a   Spricigo, Poliana C ^a   Miranda, Marcela ^a   de Moura, Márcia R ^a   Assis, Odilio Benedito G ^a   Mattoso, Luiz Henrique C ^a   Ferreira, Marcos David ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apple; Chitosan; Edible coating; Fruit; Mesophiles; Moulds; Nanoparticles; Physicochemical quality; Psychrotrophs

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FRUITS; MOLDS; NANOPARTICLES;

APPLE; EDIBLE COATING; MESOPHILES; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL QUALITY; PSYCHROTROPHS;

CHITOSAN;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84921603511     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.12616     Document Type: Article

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