Study of Physical and Functional Properties of Two Species of Mallotus Subulatus – An Underutilised Hard–to–Cook Legume
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Moses Ayodele Ojo, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
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Beatrice I. Ade-Omowaye, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
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Patrick Obi Ngoddy, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
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