Effect of water hardness on the taste of alkaline electrolyzed water

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Koseki, Masamichi ^a   Fujiki, Sumiko ^a   Tanaka, Yoshinori ^b   Noguchi, Hiroyuki ^b   Nishikawa, Toshikazu ^b  

^a Yamawaki Gakuen Junior College   (Japan)

^b PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaline electrolyzed water; Mineral water; Sensory evaluation; Taste; Water hardness

Indexed keywords

EID: 19444385143     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb07197.x     Document Type: Article

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