Heavy metal contamination of food crops is an issue of global concern that ultimately results
in toxicity and diseases in humans and animals through consumption of contaminated soils …

Drying is a complicated process with simultaneous heat and mass transfer, and food drying
is especially very complex because of the differential structure of products. In practice, a food …

Heavy metal levels in sixteen different fruits and leafy vegetables from selected markets in
Lagos, Nigeria were determined using atomic absorption spectrometry. The results showed …

The effect of microwave drying technique on moisture content, moisture ratio, drying rate,
drying time and effective moisture diffusivity of mint leaves (Mentha spicata L.) were …

This paper presents a comprehensive review of thin-layer drying-curve models available in
the literature and their comparisons for single-layer drying applications from 2003 to 2013. In …

Proximate analysis and mineral composition of some Nigerian leafy vegetables: bitter leaf
(Veronia amygdalina L), India spinach (Basella alba L), bush buck (Gongronema latifolium) …

The aim of the present investigation was to determine the concentration of heavy metals in
the different organs of Pisum sativum L.(garden pea) grown in contaminated soils in …

Five different vegetable samples were obtained from Yan-Kaba Market, Kano city, Nigeria,
and were analyzed for the presence of Mg, Mn, Cu, Zn, Mo, and Fe using Atomic Absorption …

Vernonia amygdalina, a widely grown shrub plant in Africa is consumed as vegetable and
has high medicinal value. It has gained wide application in the treatment and management …

Vegetables are the edible parts of plant that are consumed wholly or in parts, raw or cooked
as part of main dish or salad. A vegetable includes leaves, stems, roots, flowers, seed, fruits …