Retarding strawberry fruit senesce with edible coatings : case study

The objectives of this work were to study the ability of starch, carrageenan and chitosan based coatings to extend the shelf life of strawberry fruit (Fragaria ananassa). To do so, the surface properties of fresh strawberry and the wettability of the coatings were studied. The superficial tension of...

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Main Author: Ribeiro, Clara (author)
Other Authors: Vicente, A. A. (author), Teixeira, J. A. (author), Miranda, Cândida (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/3684
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/3684