β-Carotene content of Brazilian fortified pasta

Food Control

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 81-85

  Pereira, Maricilda R ^a   Amaya Farfan, Jaime ^a   Rodriguez Amaya, Delia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Provitamin A retention; Vitamin A value; Carotene fortification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006311883     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0956-7135(98)00160-1     Document Type: Article

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