Molecular mechanisms of superheated steam-induced modifications enhancing ovalbumin functional properties: Insights

Haiqi Chen1, Zuohua Xie2, Feifei Wang3

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330047, China; College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.

Food Chemistry
|August 15, 2025
PubMed

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