Compositional changes in banana (Musa ssp.) fruits during ripening

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 858-859

  Adeyemi, O S ^a   Oladiji, A T ^b  

^a BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ash value; Banana; Mineral elements; Moisture content; Ripening

Indexed keywords

COBALT; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BANANA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FRUIT RIPENING; MINERAL BALANCE; MOISTURE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

MUSA;

EID: 62549109120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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