Disinfestation of Basmati rice by the use of γ-radiation

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 533-540

  Rao, V Sudha ^a   Gholap, Achyut S ^a   Adhikari, Hemu ^a,b   Nair, P Madhusudanan ^a,b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b C2 Empress Mahal ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Functional properties; Infestation; Organoleptic evaluation; Rice (Oryzae sativa); Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034342125     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.2000.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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