Heat-induced gelation of whole egusi (Colocynthis citrullus L.) seeds

Food Chemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-354

  Uruakpa, F O ^a   Aluko, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic rheology; Egusi; Gelation; Thermal denaturation

Indexed keywords

EGUSI PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COOLING; CROSS LINKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FLOW KINETICS; FOOD PROCESSING; GEL; GELATION; HEATING; MEAL; MELON; PLANT SEED;

CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 2442562657     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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