Konjac Glucomannan

Food Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 198-217

  Parry, Jean Marc ^a  

^a Kalys SA   (France)

Author keywords

Deacetylated konjac glucomannan gels; Endemic Amorphophallus species and konjac discovered by the Chinese; FAO WHO Codex General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA); Glucomannan in woody species and tree hemicelluloses; GRAS status alcohol washed grades of Amorphophallus; Konjac flour high molecular weight, viscous polysaccharide (konjac glucomannan); Konjac glucomannan; Konjac, domestic endemic crop; Konjac agar blends; Occupational allergies in konjac factories

Indexed keywords

EID: 83655195193     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444314724.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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