Fiber optic sensor response to low levels of fat in skim milk

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-175

  Crofcheck, C L ^a   Payne, F A ^a   Hicks, C L ^a   Menguc M P ^b   Nokes, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FOOD PROCESSING; OILS AND FATS; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HOMOGENIZATION; SKIM MILK;

DAIRY PRODUCTS;

EID: 0034204806     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2000.tb00509.x     Document Type: Article

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