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Effects of moisture content, hybrid variety, kernel size, and microwave wattage on the expansion volume of microwave popcorn

Tracey Anne Allred-Coyle, Ramses B. Toma, Wendy Reiboldt, Mani Thakur 1California State University
Pages 389-394 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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