The Effect of Chitosan Coating on the Quality and Nutraceutical Traits of Sweet Cherry During Postharvest Life

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 394-408

  Petriccione, Milena ^a   De Sanctis, Federica ^b   Pasquariello, Maria Silvia ^a   Mastrobuoni, Francesco ^a   Rega, Pietro ^a   Scortichini, Marco ^a   Mencarelli, Fabio ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioactive compounds; Chitosan; Principal component analysis; Sensory analysis; Sweet cherry

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHITOSAN; COATINGS; FRUITS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL CONDITIONERS;

ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; COATING TREATMENT; FLAVONOID CONTENT; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SOLUBLE SOLID CONTENT; SWEET CHERRIES; TITRATABLE ACIDITY;

ASCORBIC ACID;

PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 84929323002     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-014-1411-x     Document Type: Article

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