Yacon, a new source of prebiotic oligosaccharides with a history of safe use

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-46

  Ojansivu, Ilkka ^a   Ferreira, Celia Lucia ^b   Salminen, Seppo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b University of Vicosa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS;

EID: 78650937587     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2010.11.005     Document Type: Note

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