Effect of high moisture maize storage on tortilla quality

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1878-1881

  Mendez Albores J A ^a   Arambula V G ^a   Vazquez B M E ^b   Mendoza, E M ^c   Preciado, O R E ^d   Moreno Martinez E ^e  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

^c Inst Tecn Agropecuario No 33   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; High moisture maize; Tortilla quality; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038270164     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb12346.x     Document Type: Article

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