Nutritional composition of the farmed edible bird's nest (Collocalia fuciphaga) in Thailand

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-45

  Saengkrajang, Warasri ^a   Matan, Narumol ^a,b   Matan, Nirundorn ^a,b  

^a WALAILAK UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Collocalia fuciphaga; Edible bird's nest; Essential sulfur amino acid composition; Food analysis; Food composition; Mineral composition; Nutritional value; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883399890     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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