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Method to Produce Durable Pellets at Lower Energy Consumption Using High Moisture Corn Stover and a Corn Starch Binder in a Flat Die Pellet Mill
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[Preservation and stability of corn tortillas at room temperature]

I Higuera-Ciapara1, J M Nieblas

  • 1Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. (CIADA, A.C.) Hermosillo, Sonora, México.

Archivos Latinoamericanos De Nutricion
|June 1, 1995
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