Mechanical and barrier properties of egg albumen films

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 585-589

  Gennadios, A ^a   Weller, C L ^a   Hanna, M A ^a   Froning, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

edible coatings; egg albumen; protein films; tensile strength; water vapor permeability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029800491     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1996.tb13164.x     Document Type: Article

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