Progress in preventing the accumulation of ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 97-107

  Zhao, Xinrui ^a   Du, Guocheng ^a   Zou, Huijun ^b   Fu, Jianwei ^b   Zhou, Jingwen ^a   Chen, Jian ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Guvuelongshan Shaoxing Wine Company   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CARCINOGENIC COMPOUNDS; ETHYL CARBAMATE; INDUSTRIAL SCALE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD TECHNOLOGY;

BEVERAGES;

EID: 84881556529     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2013.05.009     Document Type: Review

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