Beta-carotene stability during drying and storage of cassava and sweet potato

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 841, Issue , 2009, Pages 363-366

  Nascimento, P ^a   Fernandes, N S ^a   Mauro, M A ^a   Kimura, M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blanching; Carotenoid; Degradation; Dehydration; Retention

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA BATATAS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 75449113033     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.841.45     Document Type: Article

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