Vitamin C and mineral contents, acceptability and shelf life of juice prepared from four indigenous fruits of the Miombo woodlands of Tanzania

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-96

  Ndabikunze, Bernadette K ^a   Masambu, Bonaventure N ^b   Tiisekwa, Bendantunguka M ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b Government Chemist Laboratory Agency   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Acidity; Indigenous fruits; Juices; Minerals; Miombo; Shelf life; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; IRON; MINERAL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM METABISULFITE;

ACIDITY; ADANSONIA; ADANSONIA DIGITATA; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOREST; FRUIT JUICE; LOQUAT; PASTEURIZATION; PLUM; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHELF LIFE; TANZANIA; VITEX; VITEX MOMBASSAE;

ADANSONIA DIGITATA; ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA; UAPACA KIRKIANA; VITEX;

EID: 77952861282     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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