Chemical tainting of foods

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-29

  Mottram, Donald S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catty odours; Chlorophenols; Food storage; Off flavour; Oxidation; Packaging; Taint

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038068263     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.1998.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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