Characterization of calcium lactate crystals on Cheddar cheese by image analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2190-2195

  Rajbhandari, P ^a   Kindstedt, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium lactate; Cheddar cheese; Crystal; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949117497     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1077     Document Type: Article

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