Hispanic cheeses: The quest for queso

Food Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-38

  Van Hekken, Diane L ^a   Farkye, Nana Y ^b  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVORS; FOOD PROCESSING; MARKETING; TEXTURES;

HISPANIC CHEESE;

DAIRY PRODUCTS;

EID: 0037266546     PISSN: 00156639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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