Effects of rice protein coating enriched with essential oils on internal quality and shelf life of eggs during room temperature storage

ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of rice protein coatings enriched with essential oils on maintaining interior quality of fresh eggs was evaluated during storage at 20°C for 6 wk. Egg quality was assessed by weight loss, Haugh unit (HU), albumen pH, and yolk index (YI) in uncoated eggs (control treatment...

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Main Authors: P.G.S. Pires, A.F.R. Leuven, C.H. Franceschi, G.S. Machado, P.D.S. Pires, P.O. Moraes, L. Kindlein, I. Andretta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119579056