Combined pre-treatments effects on zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) squash microbial load reduction
Freezing vegetables requires pre-treatments to reduce microbial load and destroy enzymes that impair the frozen product quality. So far blanching has been the most effective pre-treatment, preferred by the food industry, despite its severity: heating up to temperatures close to 100 °C for 1-3 min ca...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/13409 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/13409 |