Abstract
Neem (Azadirachta indica) is a tropical plant with good environmental adaptability. It is rich in phytochemicals
and contains attributes making it suitable for large scale utilization in water purification, animal feeds and other products.
Some of these attributes such as Phytochemicals, are however, known to be heat labile. Hence, the need for establishing
drying parameters that will ensure the stability of the active ingredients (flavonoids, nimbin, and azadirachtin) during
processing. This study therefore, investigated the drying kinetics of neem seed.