Application of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Quality of Selected Vegetables

 This Brief critically reviews the applied techniques in all the studied vegetables and summarizes the effect of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) in all the quality parameters. In a brief introduction chemical and microbiological parameters that affect shelf life are mentioned, followed by a defi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arvanitoyannis, Ioannis (Author), Bouletis, Achilleas (Author), Ntionias, Dimitrios (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition,
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Chemical and microbiological parameters affecting shelf life
  • 2. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP)
  • 3. Temperature
  • 4. Gas Composition
  • 5. Nature of the Product
  • 6. Packaging Film
  • 7. MAP Application on Vegetables.