Controlled fermentation and preservation of UGBA -an indigenous Nigerian fermented food

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Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Okorie, Chimezie Princewill ^a   Olasupo, Nurudeen Ayoade ^b  

^a Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO)   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Controlled; Fermentation; Preservation; Starter culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887283718     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-470     Document Type: Article

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