Chlorella vulgaris used to colour egg yolk

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-172

  Gouveia, L ^a   Veloso, V ^a   Reis, A ^b   Fernandas, H ^b   Novais, J ^a   Empis, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b INETI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Canthaxanthin; Carotenoid pigment; Chlorella vulgaris; Egg yolk; Feed; Lutein; Microalgalbiomass

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000788926     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199602)70:2<167::AID-JSFA472>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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