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THE USE OF CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES IN THE PROCESSING OF REFRIGERATED PREPEELED POTATOES PACKAGED IN PLASTIC FILMS.

Summary

THE CHANGES IN MICROORGANISMS AND THE COLOUR OF POTATOES INDICATE THAT TREATMENT WITH SODIUM BISULFITE IS NECESSARY WHEN POLYETHYLENE PACKAGING IS USED FOR 2-WEEK STORAGE AT 4 DEG C FOR LONGER STORAGE PERIODS, FILMS WITH AVERY LOW GAS PERMEABILITY ARE NECESSARY. IT IS THEN POSSIBLE TO REPLACE SODIUM BISULFITE WITH ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID OR OTHER CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES.

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  • Original title: THE USE OF CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES IN THE PROCESSING OF REFRIGERATED PREPEELED POTATOES PACKAGED IN PLASTIC FILMS.
  • Record ID : 1992-1701
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1990/09/24
  • Source: Source: C. R. Réun. Dresde, IIF/Proc. Dresd. Meet., IIR
    1990-4; 603-608; 2 fig.; 3 tabl.; 7 ref.
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