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Ecology of Food and Nutrition Volume 10, 1981 - Issue 4
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Folic acid in Egyptian vegetables: The effect of drying method and storage on the folacin content of mulukhiyah (corchorus olitorius)

Tung‐Shan Chen Division of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Home Economics, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California, 91330
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Sohair Saad Division of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Home Economics, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California, 91330
Pages 249-255 | Received 26 Aug 1980, Accepted 26 Nov 1980, Published online: 31 Aug 2010

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