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

Nutritional physico-chemical composition of pumpkin pulp for value addition: Case of selected cultivars grown in Uganda

Immaculate Nakazibwe
  • Immaculate Nakazibwe
  • Department of Biology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Eunice Apio Olet
  • Eunice Apio Olet
  • Department of Biology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Grace Kagoro-Rugunda
  • Grace Kagoro-Rugunda
  • Department of Biology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 09 June 2020
  •  Accepted: 07 August 2020
  •  Published: 30 September 2020

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