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Prune products: Improved processing and new uses developed by research

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W. V. Cruess, Experiment Station, Berkeley

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California Agriculture 2(11):12-12.

Published November 01, 1948

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Molds and yeasts in packaged prunes can be destroyed by a few drops of propylene oxide.

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The propylene oxide treatment for packing dried prunes was discovered and developed by Professor E. M. Mrak and Assistant Professor H. J. Phaj, Division of Food Technology.

Associate Professor Gordon Mackinney and associates, Division of Food Technology are conducting the research on the problem of color darkening in dried fruits mentioned in the foregoing report.

The research on the dietary value of dried prunes was conducted by Professor Agnes Fay Morgan and staff of the Departnient of Home Economics and Professor E. M. Mrak, Division of Food Technology.

Prune products: Improved processing and new uses developed by research

W. V. Cruess
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Prune products: Improved processing and new uses developed by research

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Authors

W. V. Cruess, Experiment Station, Berkeley

Publication Information

California Agriculture 2(11):12-12.

Published November 01, 1948

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Author Affiliations show

Abstract

Molds and yeasts in packaged prunes can be destroyed by a few drops of propylene oxide.

Full text

Full text is available in PDF.

Author notes

The propylene oxide treatment for packing dried prunes was discovered and developed by Professor E. M. Mrak and Assistant Professor H. J. Phaj, Division of Food Technology.

Associate Professor Gordon Mackinney and associates, Division of Food Technology are conducting the research on the problem of color darkening in dried fruits mentioned in the foregoing report.

The research on the dietary value of dried prunes was conducted by Professor Agnes Fay Morgan and staff of the Departnient of Home Economics and Professor E. M. Mrak, Division of Food Technology.


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