Delayed harvest reduces quality of raw and roasted macadamia kernels

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-226

  Walton, David A ^a   Wallace, Helen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

After roast darkening; Delayed harvest; Kernel quality; Macadamia; Whole kernel

Indexed keywords

MACADAMIA; MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA; MACADAMIA TETRAPHYLLA;

EID: 59349109610     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3429     Document Type: Article

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