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

Phytochemical characteristics and consumer acceptability of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) wine

Dari Linda
  • Dari Linda
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. Postal address; Post Office Box TL 1882, Tamale, Ghana.
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Najoin Dominic Niliyuun
  • Najoin Dominic Niliyuun
  • Department of Biotechnology, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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Lowor Samuel
  • Lowor Samuel
  • Department of Physiology, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), New Tafo, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 22 August 2022
  •  Accepted: 19 October 2022
  •  Published: 30 November 2022

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