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Potential of Wood Hemicelluloses and Their Derivates as Food Ingredients

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Environmentally-compatible alkyd paints stabilized by wood hemicelluloses

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Spruce Galactoglucomannan-Stabilized Emulsions Enhance Bioaccessibility of Bioactive Compounds

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Active food packaging through controlled in situ production and release of hexanal

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Effect of steam treatment on the chemical composition of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) and identification of the extracted carbohydrates and other compounds

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Wood hemicelluloses as effective wall materials for spray-dried microcapsulation of polyunsaturated fatty acid-rich oils

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Valorization of Native Soluble and Insoluble Oat Side Streams for Stable Suspensions and Emulsions

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