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Irradiated fruit and vegetables.

Irradiated fruit and vegetables./ Bientôt, des fruits et des légumes irradiés ?

Author(s) : WILLEMOT C., COUTURE R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Brief summary of the work of the Food and Development Research Centre (Canada) in the field of fruit and vegetable irradiation. The place and the aims of irradiation as a preservation process are mentioned (cooling, controlled atmosphere, etc), as well as the Centre's contribution to research into ways of minimizing harmful effects of gamma irradiation by combining it with other preservation methods. Strawberry preservation under controlled atmosphere and irradiation and investigations on the causes of vegetable tissue softening are given (analysis of membrane degradation). J.R.

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  • Original title: Irradiated fruit and vegetables./ Bientôt, des fruits et des légumes irradiés ?
  • Record ID : 1993-0256
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Alimentech - vol. 5 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1992/02
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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