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Gac Fruit: Nutrient and Phytochemical Composition, and Options for Processing

Tuyen C. Kha School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, New South Wales, Australia
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Minh H. Nguyen School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, New South Wales, Australia; School of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Ourimbah, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul D. Roach School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, New South Wales, Australia
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Sophie E. Parks New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Sydney, Australia
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Constantinos Stathopoulos School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, New South Wales, Australia
Pages 92-106 | Published online: 17 Sep 2012

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TuyenC. Kha, MinhH. Nguyen, PaulD. Roach & CostasE. Stathopoulos. (2014) Microencapsulation of Gac Oil by Spray Drying: Optimization of Wall Material Concentration and Oil Load Using Response Surface Methodology. Drying Technology 32:4, pages 385-397.
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