Comparative Studies on the Effect of Three Drying Methods on the Nutritional Composition of Seaweed Sargassum hemiphyllum (Turn.) C. Ag.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3056-3059

  Chan, Jenny C C ^a   Cheung, Peter C K ^a   Ang Jr , Put O ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Freeze drying; Nutritional composition; Oven drying; Seaweed; Sun drying

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; SARGASSUM HEMIPHYLLUM;

EID: 0001125583     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9701749     Document Type: Article

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