The technology and properties of Omashikwa, a traditional fermented buttermilk produced by small-holder milk producers in Namibia

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 620-624

  Bille, Peter G ^a   Buys, Elna ^b   Taylor, John R N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Boscia albitrunca; Buttermilk; Fermentation; Omashikwa; Omunkunzi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOSCIA ALBITRUNCA;

EID: 34247211067     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2006.01381.x     Document Type: Article

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