India has strong availability of raw materials, despite India's large-scale agricultural production, post-harvest losses or food wastages remain significant concerns as they impact the fundamental need for citizens. The term 'food processing' refers to the method of adding value...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i71766
Donkey milk has emerged as a potential alternative to cow milk for alleviating cow milk protein allergy (CMPA), a common food allergy affecting children worldwide. This systematic review explored the efficacy, nutritional benefits, and safety considerations of donkey milk in prev...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61763
Coccidiosis is a major parasitic disease affecting chickens and is a significant factor in the decline of their zootechnical performance. Conventional control methods rely on synthetic anticoccidial drugs, which pose risks to both animal and human health. This has prompted growin...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61762
The consumption of street food is associated with the provision of unhealthy, unsafe, and nutritionally unbalanced meals, presenting a public health concern. This study was designed to assess food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of night street food vendors in Morogoro M...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61760
Aim: The objective of the exercise was to determine the factors influencing infant and young child feeding practices among Rohingya communities and come up with ways to address them in areas where the nutrition-sensitive program is implemented. The findings would be used by the i...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61761
The present study investigates the phytochemical composition and antioxidant properties of Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (L.) Hilliard & B.L. Burtt, commonly known as Phunil in Manipur. The aerial parts of the plant, including stems, leaves, pre-mature and mature seeds, and fru...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61759
Ravindra Pratap Singh Jetawat, Indra Pratap Singh, Rashmi Mohapatra, S. Swetha, Ashish Kumar Jatav, Anu Ram Kailash Mishra & Chandan Kumar Panigrahi·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2025
Millets are emerging as nutritionally dense and climate-resilient grains capable of addressing the dual burden of malnutrition and sustainability in contemporary food systems. Critically evaluates the nutritional composition, health benefits, and functional applications of millet...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61757
Zoonotic cestodes, including Taenia and Echinococcus species, represent a significant but often neglected public health burden in India, primarily transmitted through meat consumed from local markets. The resulting diseases, neurocysticercosis (NCC) and cystic echinococcosis (hyd...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61758
The aim of this study is to formulate a cookie flour made from a mixture flour of yam (Dioscorea alata, Bètè Bètè variety) and cashew apple (Anacardium occidentale), as a substitute for wheat flour in equivalent nutritional value for infant diet. A mixing plan was designed with c...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61756
Aims: Rice bran a by-product of rice milling holds significant nutritional and health value to humans and livestock. However it can accumulate both nutritionally important and toxic metal elements and therefore realization of the nutritional benefits while minimizing potential to...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61754
A traditional Indian sweet dish, halwa, was prepared using a blend of multi-millet flour. This study explores the preparation and nutritional analysis of an instant halwa made from a blend of major millets sorghum, finger and pearl millet along with additional ingredients such as...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61755
This study evaluated the effect of baobab seed oil as an antimicrobial coating on the quality attributes of stored tomato. Ripe tomato fruits were grouped into three lots and subjected to different treatments: dipped in 10% baobab oil in DMSO (A) dipped in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMS...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61752
Hamidou Djelifa, IDI GAMBO Aicha, DODO HAMBALI Zouleyhatou, Almou Abdoulaye Alio, GARBA BALLABE Maimouna, Alkassoum Salifou Ibrahim & Hassimi Sadou·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2025
Malnutrition is a serious threat to the well-being and survival of children in low- and middle-income countries. In Niger, the prevalence of global acute malnutrition is over 15%. The objective of this section is to determine the prevalence of global acute malnutrition in breastf...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61753
Processing sweet potato tubers into flour is the most common way of making a variety of food products, particularly in traditional cooking, baking and pastry-making. However, this flour can also be used in baby food to prepare porridges. The present work highlights a comparative...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61750
Food commodity preservation is an age-old technique used to keep food fresher longer and stop it from deteriorating. Bacteria and fungi (yeast and mold) are the most common microbes that cause food spoiling. Several technologies, such as drying, chilling, and fermentation, have b...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i61751