Dynamics of phytate-zinc balance of fungi fermented cassava products (gari and flour)

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Oboh, G ^a   Akindahunsi, A A ^a   Oshodi, A A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; GARI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; SACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 18644365848     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QUAL.0000040356.32625.5e     Document Type: Article

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