Health Benefits of Exopolysaccharides in Fermented Foods

Fermented Foods in Health and Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 49-62

  Nampoothiri, K M ^a   Beena, D J ^a   Vasanthakumari, D S ^a   Ismail, B ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Exopolysaccharides; Food industry; Functional food; Lactic acid bacteria; Nutraceutical; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011036673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802309-9.00003-0     Document Type: Chapter

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