Certain Chemical and Functional Properties of Ungerminated and Germinated Millet Flour

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 241-243

  Akubor, P I ^a   Obiegbuna, J E ^a  

^a Dept of Food Science and Technology ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chemical properties; Flour; Food uses; Functional properties; Germination; Millet

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013181488     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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