Generally overlooked by consumers, many local leafy vegetables in the Republic of Congo are considered to be part of the rural way of life and “poor man's food”. In order to promote their consumption, this study was carried out to assess the nutrient composition of four leafy veg...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i8651
The effect of annealing, heat moisture treatment and citric acid on major physicochemical properties of cocoyam starch was investigated. This was done in order to establish the optimum processing condition with the aim of enhancing the utilization capacity of the starch. Starch e...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i8650
This study assesses the effect of different packaging materials on the microbial quality of Africa Locust beans during storage. Locust beans (Dawadawa) also known as iru, among the Yorubas in South-west Nigeria, is a popular condiment used as a taste and flavour enhancer in soup...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i8649
Aims: The aim is to determine the physicochemical quality of chicken meatballs added with red lentil flour (Lens culinaris L.) based on moisture content (%), protein content (%), WHC (%), cooking loss (%), and color (L*a*b*). Sample: chicken meatballs using red lentil flour. Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i8648
Consumers are concerned about the authenticity and general quality of honey in Yewaland, Nigeria. Physicochemical (moisture, protein, ash, fructose, sucrose contents; total titratable acidity, total soluble solids, specific gravity, viscosity, electrical conductivity, refractive...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i7647
In this study, there were two groups, namely liquid smoke of kusambi and liquid smoke of coconut shells with various treatments of adsorbent filtration with 3 replications. There are three kind of treatment for each liquid smoke groups, first is liquid smoke without filtration pr...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i7645
Aderonke Adenike Oladebeye, Abraham Olasupo Oladebeye, Mohammed Suleiman & Yemisi Adefunke Jeff-Agboola·Asian Food Science Journal·2023
Aim: The need for formulating and developing smart baby-led weaning (BLW) foods from millet, soybean and ripe banana flour blends as alternative complementary foods inspired this study, which had no documentation in literatures. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Food Tec...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i7644
Biscuits are one of the world's most consumed foods and are highly demanded. On this basis, for its functional properties, attempts were made to develop biscuits incorporating Aloe-vera gel. For the making of the composite flour, defatted soya flour and rice bran were blended wit...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i7643
This study aimed to investigate the impact of heat treatment on the properties of soy protein isolate film-forming solutions. The solutions, consisting of soy protein isolate, glycerol, and phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.4), were subjected to heat treatment at 65, 75, and 85°C f...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i7642
This study addresses the growing concern over the quality and shelf life of farmed fish products in the market due to the increasing demand in the international market. Various preservation methods are necessary to ensure food safety and extend the shelf life of fish products. Fr...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i6641