Oxygen scavengers for food packaging applications: A review

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 90, Issue , 2019, Pages 26-34

  Dey, Aishee ^a   Neogi, Sudarsan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Active packaging; Food quality; Oxygen scavengers; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DETERIORATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; MICROORGANISMS; SCAVENGING;

ACTIVE PACKAGING; EXTENDED SHELF LIVES; FOOD QUALITY; NATURALLY OCCURRING; OXYGEN SCAVENGERS; OXYGEN SCAVENGING SYSTEMS; SHELF LIFE; UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

EID: 85066805153     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2019.05.013     Document Type: Review

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