Fungal spoilage of starch-based foods in relation to its water activity (a(w))

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-54

  Abdullah, Noorlidah ^a   Nawawi, A ^a   Othman, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Fungal spoilage; Starch based food; Water activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033989323     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(99)00026-0     Document Type: Article

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