Involvement of Polyphenols in the After-Cooking Darkening of Gamma Irradiated Potatoes
β Scribed by PAUL THOMAS
- Book ID
- 108804831
- Publisher
- Institute of Food Technologists
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 245 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-1147
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