The effect of moisture content on the conversion of ergosterol to vitamin D in shiitake mushrooms

Drying Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1091-1099

  Perera, C O ^a   Jasinghe, V J ^a   Ng, F L ^a   Mujumdar, A S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Conversion; Distribution; Drying; Optimum moisture content

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMINS;

ERGOSTEROLS;

DRYING;

MOISTURE;

EID: 0043241792     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DRT-120021876     Document Type: Article

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