Cheese pH, protein concentration, and formation of calcium lactate crystals

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4144-4155

  Agarwal, S ^a   Powers, J R ^a   Swanson, B G ^a   Chen, S ^a   Clark, S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheddar cheese; Crystals; Lactic acid; Soluble calcium

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750600110     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72459-6     Document Type: Article

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