Effect of blanching and drying process on carotenoids composition of underutilized ethiopian (coccinia grandis l. voigt) and Indian (Trigonella foenum-graecum l.) green leafy vegetables

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 744-762

  Addis, G ^a   Baskaran, R ^b   Raju, M ^b   Ushadevi, A ^b   Asfaw, Z ^c   Woldu, Z ^c   Baskaran, V ^b  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; COCCINIA GRANDIS; HEDERA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 71749117698     PISSN: 01458892     EISSN: 17454549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4549.2008.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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