The effect of pre-treatments on the reconstitution of hot air-dried plantain

Tropical Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 156-161

  Johnson, P N T ^a   Brennan, J G ^b   MacDougall, D B ^b  

^a Food Research Institute Ghana   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Microstructure; Osmosis; Plantain; Puffing

Indexed keywords

MUSA X PARADISIACA; NEPTUNIA;

EID: 0141976718     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ts.109     Document Type: Article

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