Controlled lactic fermentative stabilization of ascorbic acid in amaranthus paste

LWT

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 297-301

  Jagannath, A ^a   Raju, P S ^a   Bawa, A S ^a  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthus; Ascorbic acid; Controlled fermentation; Lactic fermentation

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; FERMENTATION; FRUITS; LACTIC ACID; MAGNESIA; SODIUM BICARBONATE; VEGETABLES;

AMARANTHUS; ATMOSPHERIC OXIDATION; FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; LACTIC FERMENTATIONS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT; PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES;

ASCORBIC ACID;

AMARANTHUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES;

EID: 84861182410     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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