Effect of Microwave Heating during Alkaline-Cooking of Aflatoxin Contaminated Maize

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Perez Flores G C ^a   Moreno Martinez E ^a   Mendez Albores A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Aspergillus flavus; Maize; Modified nixtamalization

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CHEMISTRY; COOKING; EVALUATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HEATING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AFLATOXIN B1; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; COOKING; DECONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HEATING; MICROWAVES; ZEA MAYS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952099986     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01980.x     Document Type: Article

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