Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and micronutrient deficiencies are substantial public health challenges in developing regions. Traditional cereal-based gruels often provide insufficient essential nutrients and have limited capacity to sequester free radicals in the body. This st...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i7893
This study was designed to investigate the nutritional, anti-nutritional, amino acid profile and elemental constituents of the seeds of Aspilia Africana; a neglected and underutilized species (NUS). The nutritional and anti-nutritional contents of A. africana was determined using...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2019/45776
Different blends of cereal-based complementary foods were formulated from millet/maize, soybean and yellow monkey kola flours. Seven blends were formulated from maize (Zea mays) flour, partially defatted soybean (Glycine max) flour and monkey kola (Cola parchycarpa) flour while s...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/44899
In this study, the effect of twin screw extrusion variables on amino acid profile of Dakuwa produced from blends of sorghum (Sorghum bicolour L), groundnut (Arachis hypogea L) and tigernut (Cyperus esculentus L) were researched. For this purpose, feed moisture content (18, 22 and...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/39871