Food oral processing: Recent developments and challenges

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 28, Issue , 2017, Pages 22-30

  Wang, Xinmiao ^a   Chen, Jianshe ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic textural perception; Food oral processing; Oral breakdown; Saliva interaction; Swallowing

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FOOD SUPPLY;

BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES; CLINICAL RESEARCHERS; CONTROLLING MECHANISM; ORAL BREAKDOWN; ORAL PROCESSING; SALIVA INTERACTION; SENSORY ATTRIBUTES; SWALLOWING;

PROCESSED FOODS;

BRAIN REGION; DENTIST; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DYSPHAGIA; EATING; EATING DISORDER; FOOD; FOOD ORAL PROCESSING; HUMAN; LUBRICATION; MASTICATION; REVIEW; SALIVA; SWALLOWING;

EID: 85009227843     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: 18790399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2017.01.001     Document Type: Review

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