Functional constituents and processing of pumpkin: A review

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 411-417

  Dhiman, Anju K ^a   Sharma, K D ^a   Attri, Surekha ^a  

^a DR Y S PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Functional food; Oil; Processing; Pumpkin; Supplementation; Value addition

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL FOOD; OIL; PUMPKIN; SUPPLEMENTATION; VALUE ADDITION;

CANNING; FRUITS; VITAMINS;

SEED;

CUCURBITA;

EID: 70350053120     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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