Physical aspects of the softening of cassava tubers upon fermentation with a mixed culture inoculum

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-137

  Nanda, S K ^a   George, Mathew ^a  

^a CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CROPS; CRUSHING; DEFORMATION; ENZYMES; STARCH;

CASSAVA FLOUR; CASSAVA TUBERS; CULTURE INOCULUM;

FERMENTATION;

EID: 0030212295     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0260-8774(95)00075-5     Document Type: Article

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