Banga sauce is the concentrated mesocarp juice of oil palm fruits. This work is aimed at evaluating the effect of blanching on the physicochemical characteristics, nutrient composition and sensory properties of ‘Banga’ sauce. Ripe and fresh fruits of the oil palm (Elaeis guineens...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i430423
The pectin strength of peels from four plantain cultivars; Horn Plantain (sample B), French Plantain (sample C), False horn Plantain (sample D), and French Horn Plantain (sample E) and its effect on Jam and Marmalade produced was investigated. Pectin was extracted from the planta...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v19i330238
The effects of selected packaging materials on the storage, carotenoid content and sensory properties of ground pepper was investigated. Ground pepper was packed with polypropylene of different thickness such as (PP) 3 micron, 4 micron, 5 micron, 12.5 micron, 20 micron and 30 mic...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2019/45608
African pear (Dacryodes edulis) pulp was processed and spread samples were produced from pulp treated with different levels of food grade additives and labelled as samples A (with 0.045% potassium sorbate), B (0.035% potassium sorbate), C (0.01% butylated hydroxyl toluene), D (0....
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/42914
Breakfast strips were produced from different blends of orange-fleshed sweet potato (Ipomea batatas), plantain (Musa paradisiaca) and soybean (Glycine max) flours with substitution ratios of 100:0:0, 90:10:0, 90:0:10, 80:10:10, 70:15:15, 60:20:20 and 50:25:25 and labelled as samp...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i330062
High blood pressure is a diet related disease with high incidence of morbidity and mortality. Identification of its diet risk factors will inform intervention for its control. The thrust of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension among adult traders in Port Har...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/37430
Cookies were developed from composite flour of wheat, African Walnut and Carrot. The wheat flour was substituted at levels of 5%, 10%, 15%, & 20% with African Walnut flour for samples, B, C, D and E, respectively, and with 5% of Carrot flour. The moisture content of the cooki...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i630310
The objective of this work was to evaluate the physicochemical characteristics and storage stability of virgin coconut oil (VCO) extracted using cold press and hot press processes. Data were collected and analyzed using complete randomization design (CRD). The work was done at th...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v18i430225
The objective of this work was to evaluate the Amino Acid profile/score and In-vitro protein digestibility of composite biscuits produced from blends of Wheat flour (WHF), African breadfruit flour (ABF)and Moringa seed flour(MSF) at the following ratios (Sample A: WHF 100%: ABF 0...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v18i130208
Biscuits were produced from wheat, African walnut and Moringa seed flour blends and chemical, physical, in-vitro protein digestibility, ant-nutrient and sensory properties of the products were evaluated. Chemical compositions of the biscuit samples revealed that sample E was sign...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v14i130120