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International Journal of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics Volume 5 (2019), Article ID 5:IJCND-140, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-8171/2019/140
Research Article
Nutritional and Microbiological Composition of Serra Estrela Cheese: A Paradigm to Overcome

Maria João Cunha Silva Reis Lima1,2*, Luísa Maria Dinis Cunha Fontes2 and António Fátima Melo Antunes Pinto1,2

1CI&DET and CERNAS Research Centres, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
2Department of Food Industry, Agrarian School, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
Prof. Maria João Cunha Silva Reis Lima, Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu, Quinta da Alagoa, Estrada de Nelas, Ranhados, 3500- 606 Viseu, Portugal, Tel: +351 232 446 600, Fax: +351 232 426 536; E-mail: mjoaolima@esav.ipv.pt
28 November 2018; 04 February 2019; 06 February 2019
Reis Lima MJ, Cunha Fontes LM, Antunes Pinto AF (2019) Nutritional and Microbiological Composition of Serra Estrela Cheese: A Paradigm to Overcome. Int J Clin Nutr Diet 5: 140. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-8171/2019/140
This research was funded by the QCLASSE Project: Characterization and Valuation of the Authenticity of QSE PDO and its vocation for Health Promotion (COMPETE 2020).

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