Wheat germ: Not only a by-product

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 71-74

  Brandolini, Andrea ^a   Hidalgo, Alyssa ^b  

^a CRA SCV   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Defatted wheat germ; Wheat germ composition; Wheat germ oil; Wheat germ separation

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE OIL; WHEAT GERM OIL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT SEED; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT OILS; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84857847129     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2011.633898     Document Type: Article

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