Why is abalone so chewy? structural characterization and relationship to textural attributes

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-79

  Øiseth, Sofia Kihlman ^a   Delahunty, Conor ^a   Cochet, Maëva ^a   Lundin, Leif ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

abalone; microscopy; sensory; structure; texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877285888     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.032.0113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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