Some physico-chemical characteristics of four Kenyan tropical fruits and acceptability of blends of their beverage nectars

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 285-293

  Imungi, J K ^a   Choge, Rhoda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Beverage nectars; Kenyan fruits; Nectar blends; Physico chemical characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 5344240382     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1996.9991498     Document Type: Article

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