This investigation was concerned with the reduction of
waste in raw vegetables and fruits between the times of harvest
and consumption. Reduction of spoilage in produce was attempted
by means of chemical and. physical agents as well as a combination
of both.
The first phase of the work consisted of...
The blood thiamine concentration of 11 subjects was determined
by means of the Friedemann and Kmieciak (1943) method every 5 days
during a 30-day experimental period. Study I was conducted on 5
students in 1947 and Study II was conducted on 6 students in 1948.
The subjects in both studies...
A study has been made of the interrelations between certain of the physical and biochemical changes in three varieties of pears during storage and ripening. The metabolic changes which occurred in the fruit during cold temperature storage were found to influence with development of certain characteristics associated with dessert quality...