African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 979

Full Length Research Paper

Fatty acid profile of Haplozana nigrolineata, Acanthacris ruficornis and Protomacronema species, three edible arthropods in the Republic of the Congo

Michel Elenga
  • Michel Elenga
  • Laboratory of Human Nutrition and Feeding (LaNAH), Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Marien Ngouabi University, Congo.
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Cassiel Itoua Onianguet Assoba
  • Cassiel Itoua Onianguet Assoba
  • Laboratory of Human Nutrition and Feeding (LaNAH), Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Marien Ngouabi University, Congo.
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Germain Mabossy-Mobouna
  • Germain Mabossy-Mobouna
  • Laboratory of Human Nutrition and Feeding (LaNAH), Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Marien Ngouabi University, Congo.
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Mignon Prince Exaucé Taty
  • Mignon Prince Exaucé Taty
  • Department of Doctoral Training, Faculty of Science and Technology, Marien Ngouabi University, Congo.
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Vital Mananga
  • Vital Mananga
  • Laboratory of Human Nutrition and Feeding (LaNAH), Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Marien Ngouabi University, Congo.
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  •  Received: 25 September 2023
  •  Accepted: 21 November 2023
  •  Published: 31 January 2024

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