Nutritive value and antioxidant properties of cereal gruels produced from fermented maize and sorghum

Food Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-31

  Oboh, G ^a,b   Amusan, T V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antinutrient; Antioxidant; Gruel; Maize; Nutrient; Phenol; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

ANTINUTRIENT; ANTIOXIDANT; GRUEL; MAIZE; SORGHUM;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATES; CHELATION; CYANIDES; FREE RADICALS; MINERALS; MINING; PHENOLS; SEED; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; ZINC;

NUTRIENTS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67549150774     PISSN: 08905436     EISSN: 15324249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08905430802671899     Document Type: Article

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