Aims: Turmeric, with its active component curcumin, has garnered global attention for its medicinal benefits, including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. This study aimed to analyse turmeric powder obtained from the Greater Accra Metropolis for nutrients and contamina...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i51431
Background: Oil palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq is a perennial crop mainly cultivated for its vegetable oil. The fatty acid composition of crude palm oil (CPO) is mostly composed of palmitic, stearic oleic, and linoleic acids. Objectives: This study evaluated the quality of locally...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i51432
Multigrain cookie premixes were developed using finger millet (Eleusine coracana) to provide a nutritious food option for vulnerable groups, especially preschool children facing micronutrient malnutrition. Three types of cookie premixes were formulated with varying proportions of...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i51430
In Niger, the prevalence of malnutrition and mortality linked to undernutrition among Nigerien children under 5 years of age remains high and constitutes a major concern for public authorities. However, the country is teeming with significant biodiversity that could help combat h...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i51427
Background: In western Uttar Pradesh, jaggery is a widespread cottage enterprise based on agriculture, and farmers are forced to sell their product at a lesser price when it is still fresh. Therefore, it was thought to be desirable to create better storage techniques in order to...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i51428
AIM: To assess the nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on red gram. Place and Duration of Study: A field experiment was carried out during Rabi season 2023-24 at Instruction farm of Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore. Experimental field was...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i51429
Seema Kanojia, G. Gomadhi, S. Kamalasundari, G. Malathi, S. Anandha Krishnaveni, M. Ramasamy, K. Dhanalakshmi, K. Chitra & Abhijit Debnath·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2024
Millet grains have gained recognition as nutritious, climate-resilient crops with the potential to contribute to food security and public health. This review explores the nutritional benefits, processing advancements, and future prospects of millet grains. Millets are rich source...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i51426
Aflatoxins are potent mycotoxins produced by certain strains of Aspergillus, which pose significant threats to human and animal health due to their carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. The study therefore targeted the antibiogram and molecular detection of aflatoxigenic gene fr...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i51425
Two-third population of the world is under-nourished, and lack in required quantity of minerals and proteins. United Nations launched 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of which SDG-3 is “health and well-being” to improve the position of malnutrition worldwide. Proteins are...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i51424
Aims: This study aimed at evaluating the effect of the degree (%) of starch gelatinization (G) and fermentation (F) on the physicochemical characteristics of the flours and also the sensory and flow properties of the gruels of unripe plantain fruits and soybean seeds based comple...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i51423