Effect of blanching followed by refrigerated storage or industrial microwave drying on the microbial load of yellow mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor)

Food Control

Volumn 71, Issue , 2017, Pages 311-314

  Vandeweyer, D ^a,b   Lenaerts, S ^a,b   Callens, A ^c   Van Campenhout, L ^a,b  

^a Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems   (Belgium)

^b LEUVEN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTRE LFORCE   (Belgium)

^c VIVES University of Applied Sciences   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blanching; Chilling; Mealworm larvae; Microbial counts; Microwave drying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978513100     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.07.011     Document Type: Article

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