Use of a microbiological assay with tri-enzyme extraction for measurement of pre-fortification levels of folates in enriched cereal-grain products

Food Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 451-465

  Rader, Jeanne I ^a   Weaver, Carol M ^a   Angyal, Gerry ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; FOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL HYDROLASE;

ARTICLE; BREAD; CEREAL; CORN; FLOUR; GRAIN; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; RICE;

GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032142883     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(98)00089-2     Document Type: Article

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