This study investigated the effect of cooking time on starch and cyanide contents of freshly harvested cassava tubers used for tapioca production. Tapioca is a cassava meal commonly consumed in most part of the world and prepared from freshly harvested cassava tubers. The cassava...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16944
Zobo drink is an indigenous non-alcoholic drink made from hot water roselle calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa. The drink has gained wide acceptance, as it is consumed by several millions of people from different socio-economic classes and background in West African sub-region. The g...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15534
This investigation aimed at determining the cyanide and starch contents of different species of cassava grown in Abia State. Samples of cassava tubers were purchased from the local market and identified by a taxonomist from the National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abi...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/15297
Bacteriological investigation of hawked Sorrel drink (zobo drink) was carried out in Aba, South-east Nigeria, between January and March, 2014. Zobo drink is a non-alcoholic local beverage made from different varieties of dried petals, acid succulent aqueous extract of calyx of ro...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13027