July 2018

Influence of postharvest treatments on the proximate composition and sugar contents of fresh maize

Freshly harvested maize is highly perishable and it rapidly losses its sweetness within 3 days of harvest. This study investigated the influence of steeping on the proximate composition and sugar content of fresh maize stored at tropical ambient conditions (28 ± 2°C and 70% RH). The solutions used for steeping were salt (8%), sugar (10%), combination of the salt-sugar solution (2:3 v/v) while the control had...

Author(s): Isaac Babatunde Oluwalana, Matthew Kolawole Bolade, Olusola Samuel Jolayemi, Olumuyiwa Adekanmi Babarinsa, Olumuyiwa Abidemi Jeje and Toyin Paulina Ojo