Improving fresh-cut watercress shelf-life: a study on the suitability of modified atmospheres and conventional packaging

Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) is a nutrient rich perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family highly appreciated in the Mediterranean cuisine. It is eaten raw in salads, soups and other recipes and used in folk medicine due to its medicinal and therapeutic properties (1-3). Due to its redu...

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Main Author: Pinela, José (author)
Other Authors: Barreira, João C.M. (author), Barros, Lillian (author), Oliveira, Beatriz (author), Carvalho, Ana Maria (author), Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Watercress
Conventional packaging
Non-conventional MAP
Quality parameters
Shelflife extension
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/12255
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/12255

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