Effects of freeze drying on retention of essential oils, changes in glandular trichomes of lemon balm leaves

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 387-394

  Antal, T ^a   Chong, C H ^b   Law, C L ^c   Sikolya, L ^a  

^a Department of Agricultural Sciences and Environmental Management   (Hungary)

^b TAYLOR S UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Drying kinetics; Essential oil; Freeze drying; Lemon balm; Morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894081460     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: 22317546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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