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

Content of minerals and antinutritional factors in moin-moin (steamed cowpea food)

Lafaiete Almeida Cardoso
  • Lafaiete Almeida Cardoso
  • Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, 147 Campus Universitário de Ondina. Salvador, BA, CEP: 40.170-115 Brazil.
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Ralf Greiner
  • Ralf Greiner
  • Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Department of Food Technology and Bioprocess Engineering, Haid-und-Neu-Strasse 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Agnes Sophia Braga Alves
  • Agnes Sophia Braga Alves
  • Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Nutrição, Departamento de Ciências dos Alimentos. Rua Araújo Pinho, 32 Canela. Salvador, BA, CEP: 40.110-150 Brazil.
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Sandra Regina Costa Santos
  • Sandra Regina Costa Santos
  • Metabolomics Research Group, Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
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Wagna Piler Carvalho dos Santos
  • Wagna Piler Carvalho dos Santos
  • Metabolomics Research Group, Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
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Paulo Roberto Ribeiro
  • Paulo Roberto Ribeiro
  • Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, 147 Campus Universitário de Ondina. Salvador, BA, CEP: 40.170-115 Brazil.
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Deusdélia Teixeira de Almeida
  • Deusdélia Teixeira de Almeida
  • Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Nutrição, Departamento de Ciências dos Alimentos. Rua Araújo Pinho, 32 Canela. Salvador, BA, CEP: 40.110-150 Brazil.
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  •  Received: 01 December 2020
  •  Accepted: 19 February 2021
  •  Published: 28 February 2021

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