Waxy wheat as a functional food for human consumption

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-365

  Fujita, Shuzo ^a   Kumagai, Takako ^a   Yanagimachi, Mashimi ^a   Sakuraba, Suguru ^a   Sanpei, Ryuichi ^b   Yamoto, Mika ^a   Tohara, Haruka ^b  

^a AOMORI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional food; Mochi; Swallowing; Waxy wheat

Indexed keywords

AVES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84859958066     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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