The present study aims to find out the suitable storage condition of Orange-Fleshed Sweet potato (OFSP) beverage that will effectively retain the nutrient. Availability of OFSP may not necessarily translate to the bioavailability of the vitamin if the vitamin source is not optima...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2019/v27i330121
Yam is an important crop in Nigeria, where it is produced both as food and cash crop. Fusarium rots of yam are among the most important postharvest pathogens of yam worldwide, causing a lot of postharvest losses in stored yam tubers. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) lower the pH and cr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12726
Hydrocolloids isolated from the flour of peels of selected root and tuber crops were purified and their physicochemical properties were determined using standard procedures. The experimental material used was the peels of three species of Dioscorea: alata (water yam), dumentorum...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2019/v27i330125