Instrumental and sensory detection of simultaneous brittleness loss and moisture toughening in three puffed cereals

Journal of Texture Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-274

  Suwonsichon, Thongchai ^a   Peleg, Micha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0032367941     PISSN: 00224901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4603.1998.tb00169.x     Document Type: Article

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