Objectives: In pulse and cereal-based agricultural communities, we compared the nutrition of mothers and children (<5y) through anthropometric and dietary assessment. Methods: A between-group design (Feb-July 2013) was applied in purposively selected pulse (Holagoba Kukie, Hal...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21221
Objectives: To determine and improve bioavailability of iron and zinc in chickpea and bean varieties released from research center using food processing strategies applicable at household scale Methods: Two varieties of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) namely Habru and Mastewal and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21157
Objectives: To review and compare the impact of germination and soaking on reduction of phytate and tannin in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Methods: A systematic search is conducted utilizing Pub Med, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. Germination, soaking, chickpea, phytic aci...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21306