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1 Rice Research Program, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State, Nigeria

2 Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

3 Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

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