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Quality And Adequacy For Long-Term Storage Of Dehydrated Apple Slices Packaged In No. 10 Cans, T. S. Oesterle, Lynn V. Ogden, Oscar A. Pike

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Dehydrated food commodities can be packaged in restaurant-size No.10 cans intended for long-term storage for such uses as personal storage, emergency relief efforts and military rations. Because foods packaged for long-term storage are seldom opened soon after purchase, the quality of the product or the adequacy of the packaging could be unknown to the buyer for months or even years. The objective of this research was to compare the quality of various brands of dehydrated apple slices sold at the retail level in No.10 cans and to evaluate the adequacy of the packaging for long-term food storage. Nine brands of …