Need to reduce post-harvest losses of Benue yams birthed this research. The study investigated the functional, pasting properties and nutritional composition of high quality flours produced from five Yam varieties in Benue State, Nigeria. The functional and pasting properties and...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i81497
RSM was performed for the optimization of processing conditions to develop ghewar, traditional sweetmeat of India. Three variables i.e. frying temperature (160-180 ⁰C), batter temperature (5-10 ⁰C) and frying time (4-6 minute) were taken to investigate the effect on ghewar respon...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i81498
Maternal and child health is one of the eight millennium development. Encouraging institutional deliveries can help lower maternal and infant death rates. The Indian government has implemented a few maternity benefit programs in order to accomplish this. The study was undertaken...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i81495
Tanzania has made significant strides in improving the cost of accessing a healthy diet to enhance health for economic growth. However, it was determined that around 59% of households experience difficulties with affordable access to healthy food, thus prohibiting the expansion o...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i81496
One of the most frequent complaints in pediatric offices is the child don’t want to eat, which causes a lot of concern among parents, generating stress and several attempts to insist that the child eat. The reasons for this behavior are diverse, varying with the child's age, fami...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i81494
Increasing the shelf life of sun-dried marine sardines is critical to maintaining their quality and cutting down on food waste. The use of spices is common in different localities, however, there is a pressing need to optimize the use of spices for enhanced quality and shelf life...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i81491
Two thousand years have passed since Hippocrates (Hippocrates of Kos, 460 BC) coined the famous phrase: "let food be your medicine", with which he wanted to indicate the high biological value of food and its therapeutic content. But in the time of Hippocrates, man and food went h...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i81492
The objective of this study was to evaluate perceptions and beliefs regarding exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) according to the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of mothers of children aged 0 to 59 months in the Wogo rural commune of Sinder/Tillabery/ Niger. This is a cr...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i81490
The objective of this study was to develop and physico-chemical analysis for a recipe for millet pretzels by using two different blends of foxtail millet and little millet flour, incorporated with Chlorella vulgaris microalgae biomass at varying concentrations of 0.6%, 0.8% and 1...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i71488
Moringa oleifera, commonly known as the Drumstick tree, is a multifaceted plant having extensive medicinal and nutritional applications. Various species of the plant are distributed across different tropical and sub-tropical areas around the world for diverse usage. It has also b...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i81489