A Model of Mozzarella Cheese Melting and Browning during Pizza Baking

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2312-2319

  Rudan, Michael A ^a   Barbano, David M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Browning; Dehydration; Free oil release; Melting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348225201     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75812-6     Document Type: Article

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