Variations of β-carotene retention in a staple produced from yellow fleshed cassava roots through different drying methods

New yellow cassava fresh roots biofortified with β-carotene are becoming popular in Sub-Saharan Africa in the making of traditional products for households. However, β- carotene is susceptible to rapid depletion during processing. Therefore, we investigated the impact of using different drying metho...

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Autores principales: Eyinla, T., Sanusi, R., Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji, Maziya-Dixon, D.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Functional Food Center 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97147
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Sumario:New yellow cassava fresh roots biofortified with β-carotene are becoming popular in Sub-Saharan Africa in the making of traditional products for households. However, β- carotene is susceptible to rapid depletion during processing. Therefore, we investigated the impact of using different drying methods in processing these fresh Cassava roots.