Impact of roasting on nut quality

Improving the Safety and Quality of Nuts

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 173-197

  Perren, R ^a   Escher, F E ^b  

^a RPN EXCELLENCE AG   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lipid oxidation; Microbiology; Non enzymatic browning; Nut microstructure; Roasting systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903331467     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857097484.2.173     Document Type: Chapter

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