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THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF SWEET CORN KERNELS (ZEA MAYS SSP. SACCHARATA)

Alicja Baranowska
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  1. Department of Agriculture, John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Poland
Health Prob Civil. 2023; 17(4): 408-416
Online publish date: 2023/12/19
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