Obesity is a growing public health concern, and community awareness of its contributing factors is important for prevention and health education. This study aimed to evaluate levels of awareness of factors contributing to obesity in Maamba Old Township, Sinazongwe District, South...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91428
Banana chips are a popular snack made from unripe bananas and preserved through drying and frying methods. This study investigated the effects of different pretreatments on the quality and storage stability of banana chips. The pretreatments included a control (sample A), 5% salt...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i5871
Plants continue to serve as an important reservoir of various phytochemicals with significant therapeutic value in traditional and modern medicine. Psidium guajava L. (guava), belonging to the family Myrtaceae, is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions and is reco...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i4869
Kafayat Aina Iyapo, Aishat Taiye Muhammed & Patience Olayinka Ben-Uwabor·Asian Food Science Journal·2026
The processing and preservative methods significantly impact nutrient quality of hake fish (Merluccius merluccius). This survey research was conducted to investigate the nutrient quality and microbial load of Chilled, smoked and fried M. merluccius fish sold at Eyenkorin Market,...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i4867
The increasing demand for micronutrients to address deficiencies and the worldwide transition to functional foods have made nutrient-enriched flours from underutilized crops a matter of great concern. Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) contains high levels of beta-carotene (provi...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i2852
R.M.K.G.U. Rathnayaka, H.P.T.N. Silva, M. A. Jayasinghe & Duminda Kuruppuarachchi·Asian Food Science Journal·2025
The importance of Food Literacy (FL) has grown significantly on a global scale, as it plays a key role in promoting food security and supporting sustainable development. This study aims to explore and map the current landscape of food literacy research, with a focus on identifyin...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i7802
Lu (2022) proposed a holistic health model that includes the impact of exercise and Western medicine on physical health. This article aims to explore the important role of glycemic index (GI) in holistic health management, especially its impact on physical health in conjunction w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i51222
The nutrients in cereals and legumes play pivotal roles as building blocks of living organisms. The cereals are rich in carbohydrates, dietary fibers, vitamins, and minerals, whereas the legumes are good source of protein and amino acids with other vitamins and minerals. But thes...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i7725
Aim: In Burkina Faso, low micronutrients intake is one of factors responsible of under five years children malnutrition. Research on local food to find best vegetables rich in micronutrients is a way to improve children nutrition. The aim of this study is to assess micronutrients...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i4630
The paper highlighted the chemical characteristics of broth from cooked maize and compared them with that from cooked beans. Left-over-water from boiled maize were produced by cooking 2kg of a variety of Zea mays L. with 8kg of water. After this stage, samples of those solutions...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i230407
Kokoro, a maize-based snack was made from maize flour and supplemented with Moringa seed flour (MSS) and defatted sesame flour (DSF) flours with the aim of improving its nutritional quality. An experimental design was carried out using optimal mixture model of response surface me...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i1030366
Nutrition has been linked to positive child development and nutritional status. In this review paper we briefly describe the role of exclusive breastfeeding and its importance in the brain development of infants. Breastfeeding has important for the development of central nervous...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v18i330221
This article reviews meat as an animal-derived protein food needed in the diet for improved human nutrition. To achieve high-quality biological protein that offer health-promoting effect in the human system, meat accordingly, is a rich source of nutrient matrix in a diet for the...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v15i130140
Beugré Grah Avit Maxwell, Niaba Koffi Pierre Valery, Combo Agnan Marie-Michel, Yao N’zué Binjamin & Gnakri Dago·Asian Food Science Journal·2019
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional quality of the infant flours offered to mothers received in the dietary service of the CHR of Daloa. Introduction: Ivory Coast’s membership in Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) is a momentum in a collective effort to improve the nutritio...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i430019
Aims: The aim of the study was to elicit opinions and attitudes towards healthy eating and physical activity in their schools and barriers towards the activities. Study Design: Qualitative study. Place and Duration of Study: Primary school settings in Brunei Darussalam. Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i129980