Nutraceutic aspects of pigmented maize: Digestibility of carbohydrates and anthocyanins;Aspectos nutracéuticos de los maíces pigmentados: Digestibilidad de los carbohidratos y antocianinas

Agrociencia

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1041-1063

  Bello Pérez, L Arturo ^a   Camelo Mendez, Gustavo A ^a   Agama Acevedo, Edith ^a   Utrilla Coello, Rubí G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Dietary fiber; Maize; Starch

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011067907     PISSN: 14053195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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