Development and acceptability of a ready-to-eat β-carotene rich, maize based supplementary product

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 271-278

  Bhavani, K N ^a   Kamini, D ^b  

^a C/o KP Ready ^*  (India)

^b Government Home Science College   (India)

Author keywords

carotene; Carrot (Dauccus carrota); Curry leaf (Murayya Koenigii); Extrusion; Red palm oil (Elaeis guineensis)

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; PALM OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CARROT; CHILD; COLOR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMAN; MAIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSATION; SPICE; TASTE;

BETA CAROTENE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR; DAUCUS CAROTA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; PLANT OILS; SENSATION; SPICES; TASTE; ZEA MAYS;

DAUCUS CAROTA; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032407129     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007997832407     Document Type: Article

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