Strategies to reduce sugars in food

Current Opinion in Food Science

Volumn 19, Issue , 2018, Pages 92-97

  Di Monaco, Rossella ^a   Miele, Nicoletta Antonella ^a   Cabisidan, Erliza K ^b   Cavella, Silvana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Mondelez International   (France)

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EID: 85044158226     PISSN: 22147993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cofs.2018.03.008     Document Type: Review

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