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4 th International Symposium of Biotechnology10 – 11 th November 2011, Bucharest, RomaniaS.O.4. EFFECT OF MINIMAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS ONTHE SHELF-LIFE AND QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OFROMANIAN LETTUCEIrina SMEU 1 , Mona-Elena POPA 21 “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering,No. 47 Domeasca Street, 800008, Galati, Romania, smeu_irina@yahoo.com2 University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, Faculty of Biotechnologies,No. 59 Marasti Avenue, 011474, Bucharest, Romania, monapopa@agral.usamv.roKeywords: minimally processed food, lettuce, shelf lifeFresh produce is more susceptible to disease organisms because of the high respiration rateafter harvesting. In this study, the influence of minimally processing operations was evaluated. Theaim was to characterize lettuce from different suppliers, to highlight the differences occurred and toprolong its shelf life by reducing the microbial contamination. In particular, the effect of minimallyprocessed lettuce was characterized by following physiochemical, microbiological and sensoryassessment to determine the color, texture, aroma and smell, both at baseline and throughout thestorage period.102

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