Utilization of Dry Beans and Pulses in Africa

Dry Beans and Pulses Production, Processing and Nutrition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 261-282

  Jackson, Jose ^a   Kinabo, Joyce ^b   Mamiro, Peter ^b   Mamiro, Delphina ^b   Jideani, Victoria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Consumption; Distribution; Fermentation; Frying; Germination; Nutritional profile; Production; Puffing; Traditional processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887217680     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118448298.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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