Browsing by Author "Mathooko, Francis M."

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Effect of harvest age and thermal processing on poly-γ-glutamate folates and minerals in African cowpea leaves (Vigna unguiculata)

Wawire, Michael; Oey, Indrawati; Mathooko, Francis M.; Njoroge, Charles K.; Shitanda, Douglas; Sila, Daniel; Hendrickx, Marc (Elsevier, 2012-03)

Cowpea leaves (Vigna unguiculata) are highly consumed in Africa because the plant is easy to cultivate and highly disease/drought tolerant. The vegetables are harvested between 4 and 9 weeks of maturity. The objectives of ...
Kinetics of thermal inactivation of peroxidase and color degradation of African cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) leaves

Wawire, Michael; Oey, Indrawati; Mathooko, Francis M.; Njoroge, Charles K.; Shitanda, Douglas; Hendrickx, Marc (Wiley, 2016)

Cowpea leaves form an important part of the diet for many Kenyans, and they are normally consumed after a lengthy cooking process leading to the inactivation of peroxidase (POD) that could be used as an indicator for the ...

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