Short duration processing for high quality gari production

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 427-432

  Sokari, Tokuibiye G ^a   Karibo, Promise S ^a  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava detoxification; Cyanide free gari; Flavour development; Short duration processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001089198     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199604)70:4<427::AID-JSFA491>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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