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Sueli Rodrigues1, Liliane M F Lona, Telma T Franco

  • 1Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Caixa Postal 12168, Campus do Pici, Bloco 858, 60021-970, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. sueli@efftech.eng.br

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