Physical-chemical and functional properties of maca root starch (Lepidium meyenii Walpers)

Food Chemistry

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 492-498

  Rondán Sanabria, Gerby Giovanna ^a   Finardi Filho, Flavio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Functional properties; Lepidium meyenii Walpers; Maca; Physical chemical properties; Starch

Indexed keywords

EID: 58749095835     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.09.076     Document Type: Article

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