African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 978

Full Length Research Paper

Nutritional evaluation of flour obtained from Tacca leontopetaloides used as an alternative food in Muanza-Mozambique

Arminda Uachisso
  • Arminda Uachisso
  • Universidade Pedagógica de Maputo, Rua João Carlos Raposo Beirão 135, Maputo, Moçambique.
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Marta Nunes da Silva
  • Marta Nunes da Silva
  • Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal.
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Daniel Agostinho
  • Daniel Agostinho
  • Universidade Pedagógica de Maputo, Rua João Carlos Raposo Beirão 135, Maputo, Moçambique.
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Olívia Pinho
  • Olívia Pinho
  • Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal.
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Marta W. Vasconcelos
  • Marta W. Vasconcelos
  • Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal.
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Susana M. P. Carvalho
  • Susana M. P. Carvalho
  • GreenUPorto – Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre/Inov4Agro, DGAOT, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Campus de Vairão, Rua da Agrária 747, 4485-646 Vairão, Portugal.
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  •  Received: 15 March 2022
  •  Accepted: 10 March 2023
  •  Published: 30 June 2023

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