Journal of
Stored Products and Postharvest Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Stored Prod. Postharvest Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6567
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSPPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

Monitoring the changes in chemical properties of red and white onions (Allium cepa) during storage

Olusola Samuel Jolayemi
  • Olusola Samuel Jolayemi
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B 704 Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Sanusi Shamsudeen Nassarawa
  • Sanusi Shamsudeen Nassarawa
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B 704 Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Oluranti Mopelola Lawal
  • Oluranti Mopelola Lawal
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B 704 Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Mopelola Ajoke Sodipo
  • Mopelola Ajoke Sodipo
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B 704 Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Isaac Babatunde Oluwalana
  • Isaac Babatunde Oluwalana
  • Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B 704 Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 06 June 2018
  •  Accepted: 23 July 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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