This research aims to determine the most effective concentration level of basil leaves extract in preserving nile tilapia filet at low temperatures (5 – 10oC) to obtain optimal shelf life. This research was conducted at the Central Laboratory and Fishery Products Processing Labor...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i12609
Aim: This study aimed to determine the physicochemical characteristics of calcium phosphate derivatives of milkfish bones (Chanos-chanos Forsskal) with treatment pure papain enzyme concentration and heating time. Study Design: The experimental design used was a factorial complete...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i12607
Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Md. Shakil, Md. Sazzad Hossain, Asraful Alam, Md. Hasan Tarek Mondal, Tanjina Akter & S. M. Shamiul Alam·Asian Food Science Journal·2022
This present research aimed to investigate the effect of slice thickness and concentration of the osmotic solution on mass transfer kinetics, the color profile of osmotically dehydrated pineapple slices, and product quality characteristics of osmotically dehydrated microwave-drie...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i12606
Aim: This literature review discusses the roles of fish lipids in health and disease. Duration and Location: It was done between July 2021 and September 2022 by the author at the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Karatina University, Kenya. Results: Adipocyte overabundanc...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i12605
Aims: This study aimed to examine the effect of different types of meat on the chemical and organoleptic properties of sempol. Study Design and Methodology: It employed an experimental method with Fully Randomized Design (FRD) in three treatments, each of which was applied to DA...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i12604
This study investigated the production of mixed fruit juices from pawpaw, watermelon and pineapple fruits, pawpaw and watermelon fruits. Fresh ripe fruits (pineapple, watermelon and pawpaw and watermelon) were washed, manually peeled, deseeded, sliced, squeezed and sieved to obta...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i12603
Food is considered safe when it is free from substances that might compromise individual or populations' health and well-being, and is realizable with appropriate food safety cultures. This study accessed 150 food vendors across four of twelve political wards of the Abuja Municip...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i12602
Rachidatou Karimou, Haziz Sina, Essé A. Agossou, Bawa Boya, Sylvestre A. Assogba, Akim Socohou, Josiane A. Semassa, Eugène S. Attakpa, Farid Baba-Moussa, Adolphe Adjanohoun & Lamine Baba-Moussa·Asian Food Science Journal·2022
Fermentation is an ancestral process and one of the most used economic methods in the preservation and transformation of cereal-based food raw materials. They are essentially rich in carbohydrates, but they can also be a source of micronutrients such as iron and are used in many...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i12601
Response surface methodology was used to investigate the effect of extrusion process on proximate composition of noodles analogue from water yam, yellow maize, and African yam bean flour mixture. Flour blend from water yam, yellow maize, and African yam bean were produced and was...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i11600
N. N. Umerah, U. V. Okolie, G. N. Onyeji, N. M. Oly-Alawuba, C. L. Egbuogu, P. C. Nwani & C. S. Ugwu·Asian Food Science Journal·2022
Background: Iron deficiency anaemia is a hidden hunger which can affect at every stage of human development especially pregnant women and children. Aim: The study was carried out to ascertain the effect of “ewa”, “uturukpa” and “uchakiri” on iron status of rat. Methods: The veget...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i11599