Background: Complementary foods are formulated food mixtures meant to be fed along with breast milk for infants from 6months until completely weaned off of breast milk. Objective: This study is therefore designed to assess the effect of processing method on nutrients and anti-nut...
Barley is mostly utilized for feeding and beer production, with limited use in cereal-based products. Barley is gaining popularity among agriculture and food scientists because of its high dietary fiber (such as β-glucan), vitamin, and mineral content. The current study aimed to...
The study investigated the relationship between moisture sorption isotherm and some quality parameters of sun-dried kilishi in storage using various methods of analysis and experimentation. The Guggenheim, Anderson, de Boer (GAB) model was used to determine sorption isotherm char...
The study was designed to evaluate the effect of thermal processing treatments on the proximate composition, functional and pasting properties of African yam bean seed flours. The African yam bean seeds were sorted, cleaned and divided into five equal lots of one kilogram each. F...
Aims: To biosynthesize and characterize Zinc Oxide NPs using Colocasia esculenta (Cocoyam) tuber peel extract as well as explores its antimicrobial potential against white yam pathogens. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry, Benue State University, Makurdi, Novemb...
The Microbiological quality of wet and dry tiger nuts sold in five different locations within Calabar Metropolis was analyzed using Standard Microbiological and Bacteriological Techniques. S. aureus, Bacillus sp, Streptococcus sp, E. coli, Pseudomonas, Enterococcus, Proteus and K...
Aims: To evaluate performance of growth, yield and proximate compositions of three vegetables namely; spinach (Spinacia oleracea), roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa), and scent leaf (Ocimum gratissimum) irrigated with wastewater from some selected food processing industries in Makurdi...
Nida Bushra, Aymen Javed, Zohaib Anwar Bhatti, Susan Muhammad, Rizwana Nasreen, Zulqarnain Abbas, Aiman Asif, Muhammad Qamar, Nadia Ghulam Muhammad & Muhammad Ali Nawaz·Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition·2024
Monoculture practices and reliance on a handful of major crops have led to vulnerabilities in global food security and environmental sustainability. Lesser-known crops (LKCs), like orange-fleshed sweet potato, moringa leaves, jamun fruit, lentils, and amaranth leaves, offer a pro...
The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a global crisis, exerting multifaceted impacts on societies worldwide. Amidst the myriad of challenges, vulnerable populations, particularly indigenous communities, stand at the forefront of adversity. This paper delves into the repercussions...
The main purpose of this research was to determine the effect of different pre-treatments and drying methods on the cyanide content and functional properties of cassava flour in Yola, Adamawa State. Cassava has been considered the 4th most important food security crop, but there...
Al-Lamadine Mahamat, Abdoullahi Hissein Ousman, Alhadj Markhous Nazal, Brahim Adoum Ahmat, Ali Haroune, Mbaigolmem Beral Valery, François Tapsoba, Azabadji Ashu Evariste Leonce, Bakaranga Via Issakou & Abdelsalam Tidjani·Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition·2024
Aim: To determine chemical and nutritional characterization of dried mangoes consumed in Chad for better post-harvest valorization. Place and Duration of Study: Food Sciences and Nutrition Research Laboratory (LARSAN), Faculty of Human Health Sciences, University of N’Djamena BP1...
Chili peppers are rich in phytochemical compounds such as carotenoids, beta carotene, phenols, flavonoids, capsaicinoids which protect human body against diseases such as cancer, heart diseases, diabetes but deteriorate more rapidly. Therefore, the main objective of this study wa...
This study evaluated the nutritional, antioxidant and inhibitory effect on α-amylase enzyme linked to type-2 diabetes of cracker biscuits made from seven blends of high quality cassava-wheat flour and sour sop seed flours. The composite mixture of high quality cassava (HQC), whol...
Aims: Vegetables are used to substitute most meats in most meals of poor communities since they are the main source of iron. The availability of numerous vegetables in Ghana and little knowledge about their iron content do not help select the best food. This study aimed to determ...
Introduction: The frog (Pelophylax esculentus) is an edible frog and its meat is popular in some parts of the world, especially in West African countries. The frog meat has protein nutrient content in the diet. Aim: The aim of this work is to find the microbiological quality and...