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
Garri is a popular, easy to prepare, storable and low cost staple food made from cassava roots, but lacks the right balance of nutrients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of incorporating mango fruit mesocarp flour as a supplement on the functional, physicochemica...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i329990
Cookies was produced from wheat (Triticum, spp), acha (Digitaria exilis), and sprouted soybeans (Glycine max) flour blends. The acha and soybeans were processed into flour and used to substitute wheat flour at different proportions with 100:0:0 wheat, acha and sprouted soybeans f...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i229969
Fresh leaves of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius were harvested from area gardens around Mayne Avenue in Calabar. Proximate composition, anti-nutrient content, vitamins content and antimicrobial activity of the extract were determined. The antimicrobial activity using the aqueous extrac...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/45055
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
The study investigated the proximate composition and some functional properties of okara (soymilk residue) fortified plantain-sorghum composite flours and assessed the consumer's acceptability of stiff dough (Amala) prepared from the flours. Composite flours produced from plantai...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/44093
Aims: To evaluate the proximate composition and mineral contents of edible part of four species of shellfishes (Callinectes amnicola, Thais coronata, Tympanotonus fuscatus and Egeria radiata) from the Calabar River, Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Institute of Oceanography,...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/35649
Aim: To evaluate the toxicological effect of e-waste on cultured tilapia and identifying microorganisms associated with the tilapia aquaria polluted with soil from e-waste dumpsite. Study Design: The soil samples, water from the polluted aquaria and the harvested fish were then s...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/20412
Gomphrena celosioides is an ornamental plant with highly medicinal values. Available information on its anatomical studies is scanty while proximate composition and vitamins investigations are lacking. This study therefore focused on proximate composition, vitamin and anatomical...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/25546
The nutritional composition of the leaf, rhizome and seed of Canna indica L. were examined. The nutritional composition of C. indica plant showed that the rhizome of C. indica contains 50.66% moisture, 4.17% carbohydrate, 4.81% protein, 2.85% ash, 4.35% lipid and 33.16% fibre. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/31029
Aims: This study was undertaken to assess the influence of seed treatment (soaking in water) on nutritional and microbiological composition of two cowpea cultivars. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Food Biochemistry and Tropical Products Technology, and the laboratory o...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/2511