Color and pigment analyses are not required by the majority of olive oil marketing standards. However, it is a basic attribute that is highly associated, by most consumers, with the idea of quality. In this study, we aim at providing a fast non-invasive method for routine analysi...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i430292
Zamree Md Shah, Mohd Kamal Nik Hasan, Khairul Kamilah Abdul Kadir, Mohd Shahidan Mohd Arshad & Zulkhairi Amom·Asian Food Science Journal·2021
The herbal plant known as Tinospora crispa is reported to have many beneficial effects on health and has great potential in future to be developed as a health product either in the form of traditional medicine, food supplements or in pharmaceutical preparations. However, so far k...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i430291
Sulaiman Rabiu, Muazu Gusau Abubakar, Danladi Mahuta Sahabi, Muhammad Aliyu Makusidi, Abdullahi Dandare & Jaafar Haris Bello·Asian Food Science Journal·2021
Soft drinks nowadays are becoming an important part of the modern diet consumed in many communities worldwide and are available in the market virtually in the same form almost anywhere around the globe. Additives such as antioxidants and preservatives are usually added to soft dr...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i430290
Moisture transfer characteristics of dambu-nama (DN) as influenced by addition of citric acid, salt and sugar as hurdles were investigated. Four products comprising DN with 0.1% citric acid + 2% salt and 2% sugar (DNC0.1); DN+ 0.2% citric + 2% salt + 2% sugar (DNC0.2); DN + 0.3%...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i430289
The present study was performed to get a product loaded of nutrients in terms of protein, amino acids, vitamins, and antioxidants. The product had been made from mixtures of carrot and quinoa puree with mixing ratios 10%, 20% and 30% to reach the highest nutritional value and the...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i430288
Aim: The main objective of the study is to assess the vendor and environmental hygiene, microbial contamination of deep-fried tilapia sold, and the quality of the oil used in the streets of Kasarani sub-county Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Kasa...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i430285
The microbiological, physico-chemical, sensory and storage characteristics of dambu-nama (DN) as influenced by addition of citric acid, salt and sugar as hurdles were investigated. Preliminary sensory evaluation suggested that at citric acid level above 0.3%, sugar and salt level...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i430286
The effects of pawpaw (Carica papaya) seed flour addition to wheat based bread was studied. Matured, ripen pawpaw fruits were washed, and the seeds were collected, extracted, dried and milled. Different proportions of wheat and pawpaw seed flour with increasing level of pawpaw se...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i430287
Aims: Rice-based ready-to-eat extruded snack was developed by incorporating the rice flour with kidney bean, fermented surgum and unfermented sorghum flours with the sole aim of accessing the effect of the addition of the kidney bean and sorghum on the nutritional quality of the...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i430284
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is widely considered as a functional food mainly due to its various beneficial components including vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, bioactive and antioxidant compounds that stimulate health beyond basic nutrition. The overwhelming agricultural c...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i330283