Aims: To assess the vitamin content of locusts, lake flies, grasshoppers, and termites when fresh, sun-dried, oven-dried, and defatted. Study Design: Whole insect samples were sun-dried and oven-dried. Due to their high-fat content, termites and grasshoppers were subjected to an...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2022/v23i330465
Mushrooms are a good source of proteins, vitamins and minerals, and are low in fat and sugars. The various varieties have shown to contain 25 -50% protein and 8 – 12% minerals, with various photochemical compounds. The objective of the study was to assess the proximate compositio...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2022/v31i330285
Levels of vitamins in selected indigenous vegetables in Butula, western Kenya were determined and foods containing high levels of vitamin A and E were used to make food formulation. The bioavailability of these vitamins in food formulation was estimated using algorithm procedure....
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Research Article10.9734/air/2021/v22i230296
The study involved the determination of β-carotene and α-tocopherol content in selected fresh and dry vegetables (amaranthus, cowpea leaves, nightshade, slender leaf, pumpkin leaves and frying spider) using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) procedure. Fresh blanched v...
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Rachel Nambafu, Judith Waudo, Margaret Nganga, Peter Lusi & Hudson Nyambaka·Advances in Research·2023
Trace elements, especially chromium (Cr), vanadium (V) and selenium (Se) have potential beneficial effects on glucose metabolism in people with type 2 diabetes. Food products incorporating mushrooms are not only a good source of such nutrients but are thought to have readily bioa...
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