The role of lipids in controlling microbial growth

Grasas y Aceites

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 66-73

  Brocklehurst, Tim F ^a   Wilson, Peter D G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emulsions; Food (stability); Microbial growth; Preservatives

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHEMICAL STABILITY; EMULSIONS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; MICROORGANISMS; OILS AND FATS; SORBIC ACID;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL EFFECT; FOOD POISONING; FOOD STABILITY; FOOD STRUCTURES; MICROBIAL GROWTH; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS;

SPOILAGE;

EID: 0033634161     PISSN: 00173495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/gya.2000.v51.i1-2.408     Document Type: Article

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