Digestion of raw and roasted almonds in simulated gastric environment

Food Biophysics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-377

  Kong, Fanbin ^a   Singh, R Paul ^a,b  

^a Univ of California   (United States)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Almond; Digestion; Disintegration; Microstructure; Roasting; Stomach; Texture

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 70450250246     PISSN: 15571858     EISSN: 15571866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11483-009-9135-6     Document Type: Article

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