Respiratory activity and pigment metabolism in fresh-cut beet roots treated with citric acid Atividade respiratória e metabolismo dos pigmentos de beterrabas minimamente processadas tratadas com ácido cítrico
Beet roots cv. Early Wonder were graded for firmness, color and size, and were peeled inside a cold room (10ºC). Roots were then shredded (2 mm thick), sanitized for 6 minutes (NaClO/200 mg L-1), rinsed and centrifuged. Fresh-cut beet roots were then treated for 5 minutes with citric acid in the fol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Olericultura
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Horticultura Brasileira |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-05362008000400019 |