African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 978

Full Length Research Paper

A survey of fruits and vegetables consumed in Ghanaian households and their micromineral content

Janice Dwomoh Abraham
  • Janice Dwomoh Abraham
  • Department of Biological Sciences Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana.
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Philip Nyarko Kwakye
  • Philip Nyarko Kwakye
  • Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Abraham Baiden
  • Abraham Baiden
  • Department of Biological Sciences Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana.
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Francis Mensah
  • Francis Mensah
  • Department of Biological Sciences Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 22 April 2024
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2024
  •  Published: 30 June 2024

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