Evolution of chemical and physical albumen characteristics during the storage of shell eggs

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1235-1240

  Lucisano, Mara ^a   Hidalgo, Alyssa ^a   Comelli, Elena M ^a   Rossi, Margherita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albumen; Egg freshness; Furosine; Pyroglutamic acid; Rheological behavior; Uridine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000799650     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf950485o     Document Type: Article

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