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 contents of Balanites aegyptiaca and its contribution to human diet

Debela Hunde Feyssa
  • Debela Hunde Feyssa
  • Jimma University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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T. J. Njoka
  • T. J. Njoka
  • Nairobi University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Département of LARMAT, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Zemede Asfaw
  • Zemede Asfaw
  • Addis Ababa University, Collège of Natural Science, Department of Biology and Biodiversity Management, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
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M. M. Nyangito
  • M. M. Nyangito
  • Nairobi University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Département of LARMAT, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 28 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 27 April 2015
  •  Published: 27 May 2015

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