Benefits and sources of functional foods

Cereal Foods World

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 112-115

  Kahlon, Talwinder S ^a   Keagy, Pamela M ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL FOODS;

DISEASE CONTROL; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HEALTH; NUTRITION;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

CEREALS; DIETARY FIBERS; DISEASES; FOOD; HEALTH; NUTRITION;

EID: 0038578759     PISSN: 01466283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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