Nitrate and nitrite contents in ogi and the changes occurring during storage

Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-79

  Ezeagu, Ikechukwu E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRITE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD STORAGE; MAIZE; NIGERIA;

EID: 0029869352     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-8146(95)00167-0     Document Type: Article

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