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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am deeply gratef
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CONTENTS CHAPTER 1.! LITERATURE REV
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4.3.2! Effect of trial and sweet po
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1.1 BACKGROUND 1.1.1 Introduction C
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3 1. Literature review It is estima
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5 1. Literature review food corresp
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9 1. Literature review Uganda and M
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11 1. Literature review communicati
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13 1. Literature review soya grains
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15 1. Literature review Drying is a
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17 1. Literature review Modelling o
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19 1. Literature review Other types
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21 1. Literature review The perform
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23 1. Literature review degradation
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25 1. Literature review carotene an
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27 1. Literature review (Rees, NRI,
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29 1. Literature review red (>800 n
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31 1. Literature review Figure 1-17
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33 1. Literature review induced by
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35 1. Literature review Enzymatic c
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37 1. Literature review Volatile pr
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39 1. Literature review Carotenoid
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Table 1-5: Effect of type of proces
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Comparison of losses in drying proc
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45 1. Literature review observed we
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47 1. Literature review Different p
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Oxygen 49 1. Literature review Oxyg
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51 1. Literature review the storage
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2.2.2 Root samples 53 2. Assessment
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2.2.5 Water activity 55 2. Assessme
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57 2. Assessment of Methods below t
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59 2. Assessment of Methods !-carot
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61 2. Assessment of Methods indicat
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63 2. Assessment of Methods were we
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65 2. Assessment of Methods Table 2
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67 2. Assessment of Methods Intra-l
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71 2. Assessment of Methods Table 2
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Content (µg/g) Content (µg/g) Con
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75 2. Assessment of Methods way-ANO
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77 2. Assessment of Methods puree.
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Percentage loss "a" redness 45% 40%
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CHAPTER 3. 81 3. Preliminary study
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83 3. Preliminary study Figure 3-1:
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85 3. Preliminary study Air velocit
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3.2.10 Statistical analyses 87 3. P
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89 3. Preliminary study because it
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Sample area (cm2) 91 3. Preliminary
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95 3. Preliminary study Mulokozi an
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97 3. Preliminary study One hundred
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99 4. Ugandan field study respectiv
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Transmittance (%) 101 4. Ugandan fi
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4.2.5 Total carotenoids extraction
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105 4. Ugandan field study The dryi
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107 4. Ugandan field study individu
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109 4. Ugandan field study values a
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111 4. Ugandan field study caroteno
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113 4. Ugandan field study observed
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115 4. Ugandan field study OFSP chi
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119 5. Mozambican field study kg (p
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121 5. Mozambican field study Table
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231 References Preston, C.M. and Ba
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Simon, P.W. (1997) Plant pigments f
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235 References Tran, T.H., Nguyen,
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237 References Walter, W.M., Purcel
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Arrhenius model: = ∞ − Ea RT ek
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250 Appendix 2 Technical informatio
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252 Appendix 2 Technical informatio
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Appendix 3: Total carotenoids metho
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4. Partition - Pour 40 ml of Petrol
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