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

Effects of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) puree on bread shelf-life

Laura Mkabili Mwakamu
  • Laura Mkabili Mwakamu
  • Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, Kangemi, Kenya.
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George Ooko Abong
  • George Ooko Abong
  • Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, Kangemi, Kenya.
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Michael Wandayi Okoth
  • Michael Wandayi Okoth
  • Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, Kangemi, Kenya.
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Mukani Moyo
  • Mukani Moyo
  • Food and Nutritional Evaluation Laboratory (FANEL), International Potato Center, Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Office, ILRI Campus, P. O. Box 25171 - 00603 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Lucy Mwaura
  • Lucy Mwaura
  • Food and Nutritional Evaluation Laboratory (FANEL), International Potato Center, Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Office, ILRI Campus, P. O. Box 25171 - 00603 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Derick Malavi
  • Derick Malavi
  • Food Chemistry and Technology Research Centre, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Environmental Technology and Food Technology, Ghent University Global Campus, Incheon Global Campus, 119, Songdomunhwa-Ro, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 21985, South Korea.
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Tawanda Muzhingi
  • Tawanda Muzhingi
  • Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
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  •  Received: 09 June 2022
  •  Accepted: 20 September 2022
  •  Published: 31 October 2022

How to cite this article

APA /
Mwakamu, L.M., Abong, G.O., Okoth, M.W., Moyo, M., Mwaura, L., Malavi, D., & Muzhingi, T. (2022). Effects of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) puree on bread shelf-life. African Journal of Food Science, 16(10), 226-240.
Chicago /
Laura Mkabili Mwakamu, George Ooko Abong, Michael Wandayi Okoth, Mukani Moyo, Lucy Mwaura, Derick Malavi, and Tawanda Muzhingi,. "Effects of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) puree on bread shelf-life." African Journal of Food Science 16, no. 10 (2022): 226-240.
MLA /
Laura Mkabili Mwakamu, et al. "Effects of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) puree on bread shelf-life." African Journal of Food Science 16.10 (2022): 226-240.