Water activity of skimmed milk powder in the temperature range of 20-45°C

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-215

  Stencl J ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Desorption; Microbial food stability; Milk powder; Modeling; Water activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347027971     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb199968030209     Document Type: Article

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