Infant formula is a synthetic version of mother’s milk and belongs to a class of food materials known as dairy substitutes. This study was designed to evaluate the proximate composition of some selected infant formula sold in Makurdi metropolis. Six (6) different brands of infant...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i429978
Fruit seeds contain several phytochemical compounds which have been reported to show antiviral, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anti tumor and antioxidant activities. Due to the varied chemical properties of these seeds, different solvents are used in the extraction. Therefore,...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i429977
Augustine I. Airaodion, Ogbonnaya Ewa, Emmanuel O. Ogbuagu, Uloaku Ogbuagu, Aanu P. Agunbiade & Abiodun P. Oloruntoba·Asian Food Science Journal·2019
Background: In 2003, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the agency responsible for regulating drugs, foods and chemicals in Nigeria, banned the use of potassium bromate in bread on account of its deleterious effect and carcinogenicity in human...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i429976
Background: Lipid oxidation has adverse effect on food deterioration and human health. Oxidative reactions limit the shelf-life of fresh and processed foodstuffs which are of great concern in the vegetable oil and fat industry. Aim: The antioxidant activity of Black Cumin (Nigell...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i429975
Lactic acid bacteria constitute one of the most abundant groups of microorganisms in most fermented food products across Nigeria. The biochemical signatures of these species make the ideal catalysts for a range of processing events with the food industry. This study was undertake...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i329974
This study evaluates the effect of local gin (ogogoro) on Hepato-renal parameters such as aspartate amino transferase, alanine amino transferase, sodium, potassium, chlorine and bicarbonate, haematological parameters such as total protein, packed cell volume, red blood cell, whit...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i329973
The polyacetylenic compound cis-heptadeca-1,9-diene-4,6-diyne-3,8-diol with the trivial name of falcarindiol, has been shown through various studies to exhibit anticancer activities. The beneficial effects of polyacetylenes occur at nontoxic concentrations and thus represent phar...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i329972
Aims: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of applying ethephon on postharvest tomato. Study Design: Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the laboratory of the Department of Applied Food Science and Nutrition, Dep...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i329971
Aim: With recent increase in health-related incidence arising from consumption of spirit beverages in Nigeria, there is need to investigate the prevalence of possible contaminants in spirits that may have toxicological effect on human when consumed. The purpose of this study was...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i329970
Cookies was produced from wheat (Triticum, spp), acha (Digitaria exilis), and sprouted soybeans (Glycine max) flour blends. The acha and soybeans were processed into flour and used to substitute wheat flour at different proportions with 100:0:0 wheat, acha and sprouted soybeans f...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i229969