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

Effects of blanching time and dehydration condition on moisture and ascorbic acid retention in tender pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) leaves

Moses Vernonxious Madalitso Chamba
  • Moses Vernonxious Madalitso Chamba
  • Department of Physics and Biochemical Sciences, The Polytechnic, University of Malawi, Private Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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Daud Ishmael
  • Daud Ishmael
  • Department of Physics and Biochemical Sciences, The Polytechnic, University of Malawi, Private Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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Gertrude Cynthia Sitolo-Banda
  • Gertrude Cynthia Sitolo-Banda
  • Department of Physics and Biochemical Sciences, The Polytechnic, University of Malawi, Private Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 02 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 08 June 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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