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

Cyanogenic content, moisture, and color of cassava products commonly consumed in Zambia

Madalitso Tembo
  • Madalitso Tembo
  • Food and Nutrition Sciences Laboratory, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Southern Africa, Research and Administration Hub (SARAH) Campus P. O. Box 310142, Chelstone, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
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Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu
  • Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu
  • Food and Nutrition Sciences Laboratory, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Southern Africa, Research and Administration Hub (SARAH) Campus P. O. Box 310142, Chelstone, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
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Albina Phoebe Bwembya
  • Albina Phoebe Bwembya
  • Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Zambia. Lusaka, Zambia.
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Chitundu Kasase
  • Chitundu Kasase
  • Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Zambia. Lusaka, Zambia.
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Emmanuel Likulunga Likulunga
  • Emmanuel Likulunga Likulunga
  • Department of Biological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Zambia, P.0 Box 32379, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
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David Chikoye
  • David Chikoye
  • Food and Nutrition Sciences Laboratory, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Southern Africa, Research and Administration Hub (SARAH) Campus P. O. Box 310142, Chelstone, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
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  •  Received: 18 September 2023
  •  Accepted: 25 November 2023
  •  Published: 31 January 2024

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