Effect of Saponin Extraction on the Nutritional Quality of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Proteins

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-126

  Chauhan, G S ^a   Eskin, N A M ^b   Mills, P A ^b  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological value; Invitro protein digestibility; Protein efficiency ratio; Protein isolation; Quinoa proteins; Saponin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005515694     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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