Toasted dehulled African breadfruit seeds are popular snack in the south eastern part of Nigeria. Consumption of toasted dehulled seeds may result in hidden hunger due to some nutrient losses during toasting. Raw breadfruit seeds bought from the markets were sorted and divided in...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i230009
Augustine I. Airaodion, Edith O. Airaodion, Etinosa U. Osemwowa, Emmanuel O. Ogbuagu & Uloaku Ogbuagu·Asian Food Science Journal·2019
Background: Access to potable water has become a difficult task in many countries of the world including Nigeria. In Nigeria, the government is trying her best to make water supply available to the masses but till now this vision has never been accomplished. If those living in ur...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i230007
Grace E. Udosen, Friday E. Uboh, Dennis Amaechi, Michael O. Odey & John E. Mgbang·Asian Food Science Journal·2019
Background: Heavy metals contamination has been reported at petrol station environments. There is a possibility of contamination foods around petrol stations. Objectives: In this study, the concentrations of Pb, Cd and Cr, long term exposure and daily consumption of ready-to-eat...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i230006
Aims: This study assesses the effect of the fermented Acha samples in-vivo using apparently healthy and infected laboratory animals. Methodology: Acha sample was fermented in two different forms; the local fermentation and controlled fermentation. Acha was weighed into a fermenti...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i230005
Background: Bread is one of the most commonly used breakfast food in India. The consumption also increased tremendously among children and adolescents as well as to some extent among adults. It was found that white bread raises the blood glucose levels and is not considered to be...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i130004
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the occurrence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria in salad vegetables in Ondo City, Nigeria. Study Design: An experimental study design with randomized sampling. Place and Duration of the Study: The research...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i130003
A. I. Yaradua, A. J. Alhassan, A. Nasir, M. Bala, A. Usman, A. Idi, I. U. Muhammad, S. A. Yaro & I. Muhammad·Asian Food Science Journal·2019
This study was conducted to determine the heavy metals concentration in Tomato fruits cultivated in Katsina State Nigeria. The objectives were mainly to detect the presence of heavy metals in the cultivated Tomato fruits in the study area, compare the concentration of heavy metal...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i130001
The present study aimed to produce and evaluate the physicochemical composition of an improved and enriched roasted corn flour with soybean (5%) and groundnut (5%) flours comparatively to its traditional preparation for homemade complementary foods. Samples of (corn, soybean and...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i130002
B. A. Akinpelu, A. Godwin, T. Gbadegesin, N. Ajakaye, S. E. Omotosho, S. O. Azeez, M. Oziegbe & O. O. Oyedapo·Asian Food Science Journal·2019
Aim: To investigate the anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and genotoxicity activities of Crassocephalum crepidioides leaf. Study Design: Comparative investigations of the medicinal value and toxicity profile of cold water (CW) and hot water (HW) extracts of C. crepidioides leaf. Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i130000
The research was carried out to collect some useful information on Lagenaria siceraria (Calabash gourd melon) seeds. The dried melon seeds were sorted, cleaned, soaked in water for easy removal and dehulled by abrasion to get the cotyledons, which were divided into three parts. T...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i429998
Aim: To assess the prevalence of undernutrition and to study the effect of Nutrition Education Program (NEP) on dietary pattern of adolescent girls (15 to 20 years) in Mumbai. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, S.N.D.T. Women’s Univer...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i429999
This study was conducted to assess the microbiological safety of locally-fermented, ready-to-eat cassava products, namely garri and ‘fufu’, in Lokoja. A total of sixty samples comprising; twenty white garri, twenty yellow garri and twenty fufu were subjected to microbial analysis...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i429997
Sorghum is a local grain that grows predominantly in the semi-arid, savannah and grassland region of Northern Nigeria and other parts of the world. Sorghum samples were collected from five districts in each of the six agro-ecological zones, while the sorghum based products such a...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i429996
Background: Despite the health benefits of coconut oil and its potential for economic development, the availability remain scarce and the cost very high. This is mainly due to poor extraction methods that in turn affect the yield and quality. Aims: To produce coconut oil using di...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i429995
Aim: The impacts of climate change and variability requires proactive and reactive adaptation. The high reliance of farmers on rainfed agriculture leads to their high vulnerability to climate change. As an agrarian economy, irrigation farming system is an essential proactive and/...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i329994