Industrial approaches to micronutrient fortification of traditional nixtamal tortillas

Cereal Foods World

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 240-247

  Dunn, M L ^a   Serna Saldivar, S O ^b   Turner, E H ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^c SUSTAIN   (United States)

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CEREAL PRODUCTS;

EID: 35348917118     PISSN: 01466283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CFW-52-5-0240     Document Type: Review

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