The study assessed the relationship between anthropometric and serum parameters of adolescent school children aged 10 – 19 years in upland and riverine public secondary schools in Rivers state. Four hundred and eighteen (418) adolescents were randomly selected from 4 secondary sc...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i3701
Undernutrition among school-going adolescents is a prevalent public health concern. Inadequate energy and nutrient intakes has been reported among this age group, who are usually not targets of many intervention programs. The study assessed anthropometric parameters; energy and n...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i2700
Aims: This research aims to determine the quality of spent hen chicken sausage with the tomato paste at different refrigerated storage time based on pH, color, moisture content, total microorganism, and rancidity Study Design: This research are an laboratory experimental with a c...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i2699
Protein hydrolysis is a method used to produce protein hydrolysates containing simple peptides and free amino acids. The chicken head is one of the by-products that contain a high protein concentration so it can be use as a raw material for protein hydrolysate with functional pro...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i2698
Lawal Wasiu Sesan, Salam Modupe Olusola, Gana Esther Owoidoho-okon, Alege Rukaya omowumi, Oyagbola Elizabeth Oyetayo, Ahmed Tawakalitu & Abdukadri-Harron Hajarat, Toyin·Asian Food Science Journal·2024
The effect of preservative methods on organoleptic characteristics of broiler chicken neck is investigated, forty pieces of broiler neck meat was purchased from ipata frozen meat shop, ten (10) pieces each of the meat part was fried using electronic deep frier in ground nut oil...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i2697
The study set out to produce composite flour from wheat, mango kernel and orange pomace. Mango kernel and orange pomace were processed into flours and mixed with wheat flour at different proportions of WF:MKF:OPF as follows (100:0:0-A, 60:10:30-B, 60:20:20-C, 60:30:10-D, 60:40:0-...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i2696
Households in Ati face high food consumption costs which determine different states of food and nutritional security. This study was carried out with the aim of analyzing household food consumption in order to contribute to better knowledge of the food and nutritional situation a...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i1695
Ayo J. A., Ibrahim A. N., Orafa, P. N., Omolagu A. C., Gbuusu, B. & Vongfa A. C.·Asian Food Science Journal·2024
The quality of couscous produced from acha, cowpea and carrot flour blends were investigated. The chemical composition, functional and pasting properties of acha, cowpea and carrot flour blends and sensory properties of the couscous prepared from acha, cowpea and carrot flour ble...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i1694
This study examined the bacteriological quality of fresh vegetable salads and associated risk factors in restaurants and street food vendors in Nyamagana and Ilemela municipalities, Mwanza City, Tanzania. Thirty samples of vegetable salads (i.e., Kachumbari), along with 30 swabs...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i1693
The study evaluate the physicochemical, functional and nutritional properties of rice flour fortified with Nigeria native rice bran flour. Response surface methodology was used and a total of thirteen runs was generated. The four best runs were selected from the thirteen based on...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i1692