Dietary energy value of medium-chain triglycerides

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 960-963

  Ingle, D L ^a   Driedger, A ^b   Traul, K A ^a   Nakhasi, D K ^b  

^a Ingle Traul Pharmaceutical C   (United States)

^b Stepan Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Calories; Dietary fat; Energy value; Medium chain triglycerides; Net energy coefficient

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033392796     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1999.tb12259.x     Document Type: Article

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