Potential of prebiotics as functional foods - A review

Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 168-177

  Sarkar, S ^a  

^a Metro Dairy Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Dairy products; Health foods; Milk; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547228213     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650710749062     Document Type: Review

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