Effect of heating cast kafirin films on their functional properties

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 167-175

  Byaruhanga, Yusuf B ^a,b,c   Erasmus, Corinda ^b   Emmambux, M Naushad ^a,d   Taylor, John R N ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Film biodegradability; Film digestibility; Film tensile properties; Heating; Kafirin films; Microwave energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846081496     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2700     Document Type: Article

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