African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 976

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of harvest age of cassava roots and sweet potato tubers on alcohol yield

Komlaga, G. A.
  • Komlaga, G. A.
  • Food Technology Research Division, CSIR-Food Research Institute, Accra, Ghana.
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Oduro, I.
  • Oduro, I.
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University Post Office, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Ellis, W. O.
  • Ellis, W. O.
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University Post Office, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Dziedzoave, N. T.
  • Dziedzoave, N. T.
  • Food Technology Research Division, CSIR-Food Research Institute, Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 02 January 2021
  •  Accepted: 13 April 2021
  •  Published: 30 April 2021

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