Vegetable beverage was part of a balanced diet that make sure the vigor and healthy body. Vegetable juices were rich in fiber content which was quickly inducing the feeling of satiety and also improve digestion. The objective of this study was to formulate and prepare ready to se...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i930281
The aim of this research was to evaluate the fungal and aflatoxin content of smoke dried catfish and African bush mango seeds obtained from selected processing zones in Benue State, Nigeria. Thirty two smoke dried catfish samples and forty eight African bush mango seed samples we...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i930282
Horsegram is an underutilized drought hardy crop and mainly neglected by the farmers in Northern region of India. However, the present study reveals the hidden comparative analysis of nutraceutical use with well-known legumes like Phaseolus vulgaris, Vigna mungo, Cicer arietinum,...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i930280
Aims: Maize grains are severely damaged by maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais. Exploiting botanicals against synthetic insecticides as a control strategy has gained prominence in recent decades. The aim of the study was to investigate the potential of cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i930279
Use of honey is gaining ground worldwide as people are getting aware of the high nutritional values and beneficial health promoting effects of honey. This study was carried out in order to compare the proximate compositions and the mineral contents available in both natural honey...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i930278
D. Kosini, E. N. Nukenine, K. H. Tofel, J. W. Goudoungou, D. J. Langsi, M. Adamou, J. P. Abdou, B. Djafsia & H. M. T. Ndouwe·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2020
The response of pests to the effects of a botanical insecticide can vary spatially and temporally. To test whether efficacy of botanicals differed spatially, the insecticidal efficacy of Gnidia kaussiana and Ocimum canum against Callosobruchus maculatus was investigated in two di...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830277
Purpose: Malnutrition has been a major setback for the development of various countries for a very long time. Together with insufficient food accessibility, unawareness about making the right food choices is also one of the contributing factors to malnourishment. Meeting up the n...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830275
Background/Aims: Traditional edible plants are good sources of minerals, fibers, proteins and others useful phytochemicals for human nutrition and health. Mondia whitei and Pyrenacantha klaineana leaves are underutilized, wild edible plants considered as food and spice in habitan...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830276
Osmotic dehydration of aonla fruit was carried out to determine the Influence of osmotic solution and method of drying on the quality of aonla fruit. The destined aonla fruits with and without blanching were immersed in the mixture of salt and sugar solution. The salt concentrati...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830274
Functional foods such as sweet cookies, masala cookies and khakhra were prepared by incorporating modified starch extracted from selected traditional rice varieties. The products were standardized by incorporating modified rice starch served as test product group and without inco...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830273