Effects of processing conditions on the hardness of cassava pellets

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 6542-6547

  Adejumo, O A ^a   Oje, K ^b  

^a Engineering and Scientific Services Department   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava; Hardness; Pellets

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASSAVA; DOUGH; ELECTRICITY; HARDNESS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOISTURE; PELLET EXTRUSION;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 74549212639     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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