Folk to functional: An explorative overview of rice-based fermented foods and beverages in India

Journal of Ethnic Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 5-18

  Ray, Mousumi ^a   Ghosh, Kuntal ^a   Singh, Somnath ^b   Chandra Mondal, Keshab ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

fermented beverages; functional components; health benefits; microflora; rice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960533528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23526181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jef.2016.02.002     Document Type: Review

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