Lactulose as a food ingredient

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1987-1990

  Olano, Agustín ^a   Corzo, Nieves ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FERMENTACIONES INDUSTRIALES CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lactulose; Prebiotic; Synthesis; Transgalactosylation

Indexed keywords

EID: 69149105055     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3694     Document Type: Article

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