Distribution of aflatoxin in pistachios. 3. Distribution in pistachio process streams

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1076-1084

  Schatzki, Thomas F ^a   Pan, James L ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin analysis; Growth model; Process control; Processing; Removal; Sampling; Tree nuts

Indexed keywords

PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 0642302496     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf950358s     Document Type: Article

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