Local processing and nutritional composition of indigenous fruits: The case of monkey orange (Strychnos spp.) from Southern Africa

Food Reviews International

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 123-142

  Ngadze, Ruth T ^a,b   Linnemann, Anita R ^b   Nyanga, Loveness K ^c   Fogliano, Vincenzo ^b   Verkerk, Ruud ^b  

^a Chinhoyi University of Technology   (Zimbabwe)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Sensory properties; Strychnos cocculoides; Strychnos innocua; Strychnos pungens; Strychnos spinose

Indexed keywords

CITRUS FRUITS; FRUITS; NUTRITION;

SENSORY PROPERTIES; STRYCHNOS COCCULOIDES; STRYCHNOS INNOCUA; STRYCHNOS PUNGENS; STRYCHNOS SPINOSE;

RURAL AREAS;

EID: 84991079029     PISSN: 87559129     EISSN: 15256103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2016.1149862     Document Type: Review

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