Effect of sucrose on the mechanical and acoustic properties of freeze-dried agar, κ-carrageenan and gellan gels

Journal of Texture Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-223

  Nussinovitch, Amos ^a,b   Corradini, Maria G ^b   Normand, Mark D ^b   Peleg, Micha ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0034377393     PISSN: 00224901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4603.2000.tb01417.x     Document Type: Article

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