Estimating softening point of cheeses

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2280-2286

  Muthukumarappan, K ^a   Wang, Y C ^b   Gunasekaran, S ^b  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheddar; Cheese; Mozzarella; Softening

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004599493     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75476-7     Document Type: Article

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