African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 979

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of some extrusion parameters on the nutrient composition and quality of a snack developed from cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) flour

Oluwaranti Abiodun Peluola-Adeyemi*
  • Oluwaranti Abiodun Peluola-Adeyemi*
  • Department of Food Technology, Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Micheal Ayodele Idowu
  • Micheal Ayodele Idowu
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Lateef Oladimeji Sanni
  • Lateef Oladimeji Sanni
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Goke Jacob Bodunde
  • Goke Jacob Bodunde
  • Department of Horticulture, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 24 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 30 September 2014
  •  Published: 30 October 2014

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