Plant sterol-ester-enriched spreads as an example of a new functional food

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 102-106

  Ntanios, Fady ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0035529576     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1438-9312(200102)103:2<102::AID-EJLT102>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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