Background: Gallbladder disorders, particularly gallstone disease, are important gastrointestinal conditions influenced by demographic, metabolic, lifestyle, and dietary factors. Community-level information on gallbladder-related symptoms, awareness, and dietary counselling remai...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i4437
Muhammad Yusuf Abdulkadir, Alhassan Alhassan Bala, Salisu Muhammad Baba, Nanzip Freeman Miri, Habiba Abdu Hamma, Babalola Jamiu Babatunde, Kenechukwu Henry Ngige & Muhammad Kabir Usman·Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition·2026
Food product development remains a slow, iterative and expensive activity in which candidate formulations are screened through repeated bench trials and human sensory assessment. Machine learning and related artificial intelligence methods are increasingly promoted as a means of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3436
Ernest Eguono Emojorho, Chioma Cecilia Aniemena, Okoronkwo Ngozi Chioma, Charles Chukwudi OGBOLI, Peter Okechukwu Nwodom & Promise Chizoba Ibekwe·Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition·2026
This study assessed the chemical and physicochemical characteristics of cakes produced from blends of fermented sorghum flour, fermented pigeon pea flour, and wheat flour, with the aim of developing a nutritious wheat-alternative bakery product. The growing interest in composite...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3435
Adolescence is a period of rapid physical and cognitive development during which feeding patterns may be associated with health and learning-related outcomes. This study examined gender differences in feeding patterns and their effects on the physical health and cognitive perform...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3434
Eboh-Ajoku Ogechi I., Oji Chihurumnanya O., Okpoji Awajiiroijana U., Ene Chidiebere B., Osuagwu Eze L., Ohaturuonye Sampson O., Sulaiman Luqman O., Umeghalu Christian Okechukwu, Nosike Elvis I., Obieje Ann C. & Tolase Augustinah O.·Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition·2026
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) pose significant food safety and public health concerns due to their persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity in aquatic food products. This study assessed the concentrations of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3433
Co-crystallisation with sucrose converts a supersaturated sugar syrup into porous microcrystalline agglomerates while incorporating a food ingredient or bioactive-rich phase. The approach is attractive because sucrose is familiar, inexpensive, readily soluble and compatible with...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3432
Melon (Citrullus spp.) and bush mango (Irvingia gabonensis) seeds are widely used as food ingredients in Nigeria, yet their nutrient-rich composition may support fungal growth and aflatoxin contamination when post-harvest handling is inadequate. This study evaluated the proximate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3431
Garuba Muhammed H., Okpoji Awajiiroijana U., Ajawobu Innocent O., Oji Chihurumnanya O., Obinna Vincent O., Abdulwahab Nazeemdeen A., Jerry Joseph, Onyeyili Ikemefuna N., Ezekwueme Obianuju I. & Otabor Osaretin W.·Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition·2026
Background: Street-vended foods constitute an important source of affordable meals in urban centres but may contain chemical contaminants that pose potential public health risks. Aim: This study assessed the levels of chemical contaminants in street-vended foods and evaluated the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3429
This study examined the influence of digital agricultural extension services on household nutrition security through the mediating role of agricultural productivity among smallholder farming households in Southeast Nigeria. A cross-sectional explanatory survey was conducted among...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3430
Post-harvest losses of banana, soursop and roselle calyces continue to pose a major challenge in tropical regions, reducing their economic value despite their rich nutritional composition and suitability for wine production. This study investigated the physico-chemical characteri...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3428
Rising palm oil prices have intensified the search for affordable, locally available alternatives with comparable frying performance. Shea butter, which is traditionally used in West Africa and is rich in stearic and oleic acids, as well as bioactive unsaponifiable compounds, may...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3427
Background: Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), recently renamed from polycystic ovary syndrome, is a common endocrine disorder in which oxidative stress has a central pathophysiological role. This has generated interest in food-based antioxidant delivery as an alter...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3426
Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) is an important staple crop of high food value but suffers considerable postharvest losses. This study investigated the biopreservative effect of neem (Azadirachta indica) extract and storage methods on the nutritional composition of white yam. Yam tuber...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3425
Background: Adequate nutrition is essential for optimal cognitive development during childhood, as deficiencies in macronutrients and micronutrients can adversely affect memory, attention, learning ability, and academic performance. Despite growing recognition of the relationship...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3424
Maternal vitamin D deficiency remains a common but under-addressed nutritional problem across high-, middle-, and low-income settings, with reported prevalence ranging from single digits to more than ninety per cent depending on region, skin pigmentation, latitude, and dietary pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3423