Olalere, Olusegun Abayomi and Nour, A. H. and Alara, Oluwaseun Ruth and Mani Malam, Ahmad (2016) The Impact of Pepper Production on Malaysian Economic and the Need for Nutraceutical Diversification. In: Proceedings of The National Conference for Postgraduate Research (NCON-PGR 2016) , 24-25 September 2016 , Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Pekan, Pahang. pp. 453-457..
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Abstract
Pepper is an important agricultural crop with nutritional, economical and medicinal benefits. Malaysian being the fifth largest producer of pepper has experience a decline in the price and economic value of the product. Owning this decline needs then arise for the diversification of pepper products into other by-products in order to increasing the economic potential of Malaysia. This necessitated research into the extraction of bioactive compounds embedded in pepper and help on harnessing the medicinal and economic value of this essential commodity. This review elucidated the historical evolution of pepper production in Malaysia,the regulation of its marketing and its potential for medicinal diversification.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | pepper, bioactive extract, Malaysia, medicinal, neutraceutic |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering Institute of Postgraduate Studies |
| Depositing User: | Rosfadilla Mohamad Zainun |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2016 01:15 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2019 06:51 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15826 |
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