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

Nutritional and sensory quality of a sorghum snack supplemented with sesame and baobab fruit powder

David Edgar Kimani
  • David Edgar Kimani
  • Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Catherine Nkirote Kunyanga
  • Catherine Nkirote Kunyanga
  • Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Eliud Kahiu Ngugi
  • Eliud Kahiu Ngugi
  • Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 26 May 2021
  •  Accepted: 09 February 2022
  •  Published: 31 March 2022

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