Amaechi Nuria Chinonyerem

Nutritional Evaluation of a Wild Edible Fruit Mondia whitei (Hook .f.) Skeels Consumed by Some Human Populations in Izzi Clan, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Amaechi Nuria Chinonyerem & Egesi Nkeiruka Maryjane · Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research · 2017

Mondia whitei fruit is consumed as a wild edible fruit by some human populations in Izzi land in Ebonyi State South-East Nigeria. There is dearth of information on its nutritional value, therefore a study was conducted by evaluating its proximate composition, sugar, mineral, vita...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37153

Garcinia kola Fruit Pulp: Evaluation of It's Nutrient, Phytochemical and Physicochemical Properties

Amaechi Nuria Chinonyerem, Okorie Obioha & Ajaere Ugochi Blessing · Journal of Applied Life Sciences International · 2017

Garcinia kola fruit pulp is often discarded as an agro-waste but few human populations consume it as food. Nutrient, phytochemical and physicochemical constituents of ripe Garcinia kola fruit pulp were evaluated on wet weight basis. Results on proximate composition indicated a hi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JALSI/2017/33558

Amino acid Composition, Amino Acid Scores and Predicted Protein Efficiency Ratio of Raw and Cooked African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis sternocarpa)

Amaechi Nuria Chinonyerem, Okorie Obioha & Udeogu Ebere · Journal of Applied Life Sciences International · 2017

The amino acid composition of raw and heat processing was analyzed by amino acid analyzer. The patterns of 7 essential amino acids were reported in g per 100 g bean protein and the amino acid score and predicted protein efficiency ratio were calculated and reported. The protein q...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JALSI/2017/33595