Influence of sundrying on the chemical composition, aflatoxin content and fungal counts of two pepper varieties - Capsicum annum and Capsicum frutescens

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-117

  Adegoke, G O ^a   Allamu, A E ^a   Akingbala, J O ^a   Akanni, A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Capsicum; Fungi; Pepper; Sundrying

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; FUNGI; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; GEOTRICHUM; RHIZOPUS; SACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 0030083107     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01091967     Document Type: Article

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