Aims: To explore the benefits of the African Yam Bean (AYB) and carrot composite flour blend for combating the problem of micronutrient deficiency in Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Chemistry Department, Benue State University, Makurdi and Advance Animal Science Laboratory,...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/43536
The extraction and characterization of both cold press and hexane solvent extracted Moringa oleifera oil found in North central (Makurdi, Benue State) Ecological Zone of Nigeria has been carried out. The moringa seed was milled into flour and then divided into two portions. The f...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2018/40938
The objective of this research was to extract (using cold press and soxhlex extraction method), determine the physicochemical characteristics and characterization of the oil from Sesame indicum seed by GC-MS analysis. Output yield gave an average of 28.23 and 46.60 % oil yield fo...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/40444
Aims: The contamination of groundnut by aflatoxins (AF) results in financial losses to farmers’ as well as severe food safety and public health challenges globally. This study was carried out to; (i) assess the levels of AFB1 in husked groundnut seeds in Makurdi (ii) determine th...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i330395