The effect of sugars on the diffusion of water in starch gels: A pulsed field gradient NMR study

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 377-387

  Farhat, Imad A ^a   Loisel, Edouard ^a   Saez, Pedro ^a   Derbyshire, William ^a   Blanshard, John M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; NMR; Starch; Sugar

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031350906     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.1997.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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