Nutritional and biological value of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)

Current Opinion in Food Science

Volumn 14, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-6

  Vilcacundo, Rubén ^a,b   Hernández Ledesma, Blanca ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE AMBATO   (Ecuador)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE RESEARCH CIAL   (Spain)

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EID: 85008656633     PISSN: 22147993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cofs.2016.11.007     Document Type: Review

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