In tropical Africa, edible wild mushrooms are often collected and used by different peoples for both food and traditional medicine. In order to obtain information on the nutritional values of edible wild mushrooms in Togo, a study was carried out on the species Cantharellus platy...
Aims: To determine the antioxidant activity, total phenol compounds, total flavonoid compounds, and total tannin compounds of raw non fermented robusta coffee beans, the semi-carbonic maceration technique was employed at various concentrations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae starter...
Emmy Owoicho Okadonye, Esther Seember Pinga, Akaa Bee Joseph, Iornem Shima Kennedy, Rengmang Rohop Saidu, Otokpa Sam Otse & Apochi Joshua Apochi·Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition·2023
The study analyzed the factors affecting Smallholder Farmers’ Participation in Sesame Seed marketing in Doma LGA, Nasarawa State Nigeria. A total of 100 respondents were randomly sampled. Data analysis was performed using quantitative methodologies. The findings showed that multi...
Aims: Unbalanced minerals intakes contribute to malnutrition status for children aged under five years. Research to select vegetables with high minerals content is needed in low-income country like Burkina Faso. The aim of this study is to determine the minerals content of Cleome...
Ejimofor, Chiamaka Frances, Nwakoby, Nnamdi Enoch, Oledibe, Odira Johnson, Mbaukwu, Onyinye Ann & Afam-Ezeaku, Chikaodili Eziamaka·Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition·2023
Beans, which play an important role in African diets. In the absence of sufficient animal protein for the population, it provides as a main source of protein. Three beans varieties sold in Uli (Potiskum, Aloka and Iron beans) were analyzed for their proximate and phytochemical c...
In this study, it was determined what phytochemical components and antibacterial properties Chromolena dorata leaves had against Salmonella species that had been isolated from typhoid patients. The antibacterial test of the leaf extracts against Salmonella Typhi was conducted aft...
Background: Underutilized plants are nutritionally rich and contain variety of phytochemicals which need to be explored for their contribution to the improvement of human health and economic value. Aim: To evaluate the physicochemical characteristics, nutrient, phytochemicals and...
This study investigates the physico-chemical properties and Fourier transform infrared spectral analyses of Sweet Italian (Capsicum annum) and Habanero (Capsicum chinense) pepper varieties. The two varieties of pepper were harvested fresh and dried using local drying equipment an...
Tiger nut drink (Kunu ayaya) is a local drink that has a life span of one day immediately after preparation because spoilage set in. instead of using a preservative that contains chemical that has negative effects on final consumer of the drink, five (5) different herbal material...
Aim: To fulfil the growing demand for alternatives to animal-derived products, novel plant-based (PB) foods and beverages have been developed and made available to the market in recent years. People who eat too much cholesterol, have lactose intolerance or malabsorption problems,...