Whey Protein Films and Coatings

Whey Processing, Functionality and Health Benefits

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 133-167

  Dangaran, Kirsten ^a   Krochta, John M ^b  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous based film forming solutions; Biopolymers; Corn zein in food coating; Fluidized bed coating; Food grade shellac resins; Irradiation, in cross linking casein proteins; Protein and carbohydrate based edible films; Solvent cast whey protein films

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889820795     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780813803845.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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