Particle-size distribution of cowpea flours affects quality of akara (fried cowpea paste)

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 243-249

  Singh, A ^a   Hung, Y C ^a   Phillips, R D ^a   Chinnan, M S ^a   McWatters, K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Akara; Cowpea meal; Functional properties; Milling; Particle size distribution; Proximate analysis; Sensory evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 4744357563     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.tb13623.x     Document Type: Article

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