Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 8 , Pages 3616-3622 , August 2009

Chemical changes that predispose smoked Cheddar cheese to calcium lactate crystallization

Received 23 February 2009 ,Accepted 2 April 2009.

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PII: S0022-0302(09)70682-4

doi: 10.3168/jds.2009-2157

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 8 , Pages 3616-3622 , August 2009

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