Cyanogen content of cassava roots and flour in Indonesia

Food Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 523-525

  Djazuli, Muhamad ^a   Bradbury, J Howard ^b  

^a Central Research Institute for Food Crops Bogor   (Indonesia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE;

ARTICLE; CASSAVA; FLOUR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD QUALITY; INDONESIA;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 0033056150     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(98)00218-0     Document Type: Article

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