Chemical and microbiological evaluation of mozzarella cheese during storage

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 532-536

  Abdalla, Mohamed Osman Mohamed ^a   Ibrahim, Nisreen Nourein Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Microbiological quality; Mozzarella cheese; Storage period

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952979541     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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