Improved corn and millet based weaning foods: Formulation, viscosity, and nutritional and microbial quality

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 507-524

  Gimbi, Dorothy M ^a   Kamau, David ^b   Almazan, Aurea M ^c  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b Franchise Manager Forbes Group   (Kenya)

^c TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031323219     PISSN: 01458892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4549.1997.tb00799.x     Document Type: Article

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