Water-absorption characteristics of various pearl millet cultivars and sorghum grown in Northern Nigeria

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 282-298

  Badau, M H ^a   Nkama, I ^a   Jideani, I A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); OILS AND FATS; PROTEINS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER ABSORPTION;

GRAIN HARDNESS; PEARL MILLET CULTIVARS; PELEG EQUATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCES;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GRAIN; MILLET; OIL; PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; VARIETIES; WATER ABSORPTION;

ARRHENIUS; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 24344438259     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2005.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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