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      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">MUJAST</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Mountain Top University Journal of Applied Sciences and Technology</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title>MUJAST</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2736-2310</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Mountain Top University</publisher-name>
        <publisher-loc>Prayer City, Ogun State, Nigeria</publisher-loc>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">LEG-NU8NVA</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.mtu/leg-nu8nva</article-id>
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        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Research Article</subject>
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      <title-group>
        <article-title>Blanching Attenuates Antinutrient and Mineral Content of Basella alba and Amaranthus hybridus Leaves</article-title>
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      <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
        <name>
          <surname>Moses</surname>
          <given-names>Ceaser A.</given-names>
        </name>
        <aff id="aff-1">Mountain Top University, Nigeria</aff>
        

      </contrib>
      <contrib contrib-type="author" >
        <name>
          <surname>Owolabi</surname>
          <given-names>Olumuyiwa A.</given-names>
        </name>
        <aff id="aff-2">Mountain Top University, Nigeria</aff>
        

      </contrib>
      <contrib contrib-type="author" >
        <name>
          <surname>Okolo</surname>
          <given-names>Ijeoma</given-names>
        </name>
        <aff id="aff-3">Mountain Top University, Nigeria</aff>
        

      </contrib>
      <contrib contrib-type="author" >
        <name>
          <surname>Akamo</surname>
          <given-names>Adio J.</given-names>
        </name>
        <aff id="aff-4">Mountain Top University, Nigeria</aff>
        

      </contrib>
      <contrib contrib-type="author" >
        <name>
          <surname>Eteng</surname>
          <given-names>and Ofem E.</given-names>
        </name>
        <aff id="aff-5">Mountain Top University, Nigeria</aff>
        

      </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="electronic">
        <day>01</day>
        <month>01</month>
        <year>2022</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>2</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>© 2022 Mountain Top University. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0).</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2022</copyright-year>
        <copyright-holder>Mountain Top University</copyright-holder>
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        <license xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <ali:license_ref>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</ali:license_ref>
          <license-p>This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Consumption of diets rich in vegetables and fruits protects the human body from acute and chronic diseases. This study determines the effect of blanching on some antinutritional factors and mineral content of Basella alba and Amaranthus hybridus.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Blanching</kwd>
        <kwd>Basella alba</kwd>
        <kwd>Amaranthus hybridus</kwd>
        <kwd>phytate</kwd>
        <kwd>oxalate</kwd>
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      <title>References</title>
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