Effect of Amaranthus pigments on quality characteristics of pork sausages

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1493-1498

  Zhou, Cunliu ^a   Zhang, Lin ^a   Wang, Hui ^a   Chen, Conggui ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Amaranthus pigments; Natural colorant; Nitrites alternative; Pork sausage; Quality characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867561519     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: 19765517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2012.12152     Document Type: Article

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