African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 983

Full Length Research Paper

Cyanogenic content, moisture, and color of cassava products commonly consumed in Zambia

Madalitso Tembo
  • Madalitso Tembo
  • Food and Nutrition Sciences Laboratory, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Southern Africa, Research and Administration Hub (SARAH) Campus P. O. Box 310142, Chelstone, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
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Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu
  • Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu
  • Food and Nutrition Sciences Laboratory, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Southern Africa, Research and Administration Hub (SARAH) Campus P. O. Box 310142, Chelstone, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
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Albina Phoebe Bwembya
  • Albina Phoebe Bwembya
  • Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Zambia. Lusaka, Zambia.
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Chitundu Kasase
  • Chitundu Kasase
  • Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Zambia. Lusaka, Zambia.
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Emmanuel Likulunga Likulunga
  • Emmanuel Likulunga Likulunga
  • Department of Biological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Zambia, P.0 Box 32379, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
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David Chikoye
  • David Chikoye
  • Food and Nutrition Sciences Laboratory, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Southern Africa, Research and Administration Hub (SARAH) Campus P. O. Box 310142, Chelstone, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
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  •  Received: 18 September 2023
  •  Accepted: 25 November 2023
  •  Published: 31 January 2024

How to cite this article

APA /
Tembo, M., Alamu, E. O., Bwembya, A. P., Kasase, C., Likulunga, E. L., & Chikoye, D. (2024). Cyanogenic content, moisture, and color of cassava products commonly consumed in Zambia. African Journal of Food Science, 18(1), 1-10.
Chicago /
Madalitso Tembo, Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu, Albina Phoebe Bwembya, Chitundu Kasase, Emmanuel Likulunga Likulunga and David Chikoye. "Cyanogenic content, moisture, and color of cassava products commonly consumed in Zambia." African Journal of Food Science 18, no. 1 (2024): 1-10.
MLA /
Madalitso Tembo, et al. "Cyanogenic content, moisture, and color of cassava products commonly consumed in Zambia." African Journal of Food Science 18.1 (2024): 1-10.