Physico-chemical properties of flours and starches from selected commercial tubers available in Australia

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 507-520

  Aprianita, A ^a   Purwandari, U ^a   Watson, B ^b   Vasiljevic, T ^a,c  

^a Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences   (Australia)

^b Food Marketing Research Unit and Institute for Sustainability and Inovation   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flour; Physico chemical properties; Starch; Sweet potato; Taro; Yam

Indexed keywords

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 77949526130     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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