Effect of acha (Digitaria exilis staph.) grain flours on the physical and sensory quality of biscuit

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 125-130

  Ayo, J A ^a   Nkama, I ^b  

^a Federal Polytechnic Idah   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Food; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992958038     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650310476122     Document Type: Article

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