Chioma Margaret Ali

Bacteriological Safety of Locally Produced ‘UGBA’: A Fermented Product of Pentaclethra macrophylla Sold in Abakaliki Metropolis, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Okeh Chukwuemeka Okeh, Modesta Mmaduabuchi Egwu-Ikechukwu, Chioma Margaret Ali, Chinyere Geraldine Ikwuakor & Victoria Obumneme Amaechi-Nnaji · Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition · 2025

Introduction: Fermented Pentaclethra macrophylla (ugba), a product from African oil bean cotyledons, is widely consumed among the Igbo and other ethnic groups in southern Nigeria. It is typically prepared through indigenous household practices and serves as an accessible source o...