O. I. Akpose

Drying Kinetics of Date Fruits and the Effect of Temperature on the Sensory and Nutritional Properties

T. Okunwaye, D. C. Onyia, O. I. Akpose & I. L. Gold · Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry · 2025

The quality of date fruits obtained after processing is essential to the date palm value chain. This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of temperature on the drying characteristics, sensory characteristics and the primary nutritional properties of date fruits. This expe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrb/2025/v15i2376

The Use of Chemical Bleaching and Thin-layer Chromatographic Methods for the Detection and Identification of Sudan-III Dye in Adulterated Palm Oil

E. A. Okogbenin, N. U. Asiriuwa, B. O. Imoisi, D. C. Onyia, T. Okunwaye, V. Ezoguan, I. L. Gold, J. U. Obibuzor, H. Anemene, O. I. Akpose & E. E. Osawaru · Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry · 2023

The deleterious effect of consuming azo dye adulterants in palm oil is well documented including cancer. The presence of Sudan-III dye in palm oil cannot be detected by mere visual inspection. This study was aimed at developing a simple, cheap and convenient protocol for detectio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrb/2023/v12i2232