The efficacy of bitter blockers on health-relevant bitterants

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 177-184

  Gaudette, Nicole J ^a   Pickering, Gary J ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

(+) Catechin; Bitter blockers; Caffeine; Functional foods; Phenols; Taste modification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857685877     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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