Aims: This study aimed to develop an enhanced value-added pudding-like food with soybeans to improve quality of everyday life for peoples suffering from egg and milk allergies. Study Design: Preparation of pudding-like foods, improvement of its quality, setting up sensory evaluat...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/45522
Aim: A bacteriological analysis of four selected street vended fried ready-to-eat food types (Yam, sweet Potato, Akara and Masa) sold freely and openly at various location in Wudil town along Maiduguri road Kano, Nigeria was conducted from April, 2017 to August, 2017. Methodology...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/45421
Sesame (Sesamum indicum, L.) is the main important crop, edible oil source and protein in Saudi Arabia. In the present study, wheat flour supplemented with sesame cake flour (SCF) at different levels of substitution 20%, 30% and 40% for biscuits making. Biscuits sensory evaluatio...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/45232
Johnson Akinwumi Adejuyitan, Sulaiman Adebisi Olaniyan, Kikelomo Oyeladun Ibirinde & Elisabeth Abimbola Ojo·Asian Food Science Journal·2018
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) and tiger nuts are valuable crops with little or insignificant utilisation. In this work, the compositional and sensory qualities of pupuru produced from the composite flour of breadfruit and tiger nuts are characterised and reported. The substitut...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/42256
Complementary food was formulated from Quality protein Maize (QPM) and Conophor Nuts (Tetracarpidum conophorum). The effectiveness of the blend in meeting nutritional requirement in complementary diet was investigated. Proximate composition of the samples were evaluated which inc...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/44611
Chemical modification is usually carried out to overcome the unstable properties of plant starches and improve their physical and functional characteristics during processing. Alum modification at different concentrations (1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%, 4.0% and 5.0% w/v) with and without 10m...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/44819
Aims: The conservation of fresh kola nuts produced in Côte d'Ivoire and intended for the export, poses a veritable problem for the farmers. This study aimed to evaluate the ability of biopesticide TopBio and three types of packaging to preserve kola nut. Study Design: Harvest ko...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/44696
Bread is widely eaten across the world and the science of its baking has come a long way. This study was aimed at evaluating the effect of using Baker’s and palm wine yeasts on the performance and sensory properties of bread baked with bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), corn (Zea mays),...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/42928
The effect of Beer was evaluated on Albino rats. Sperm count, kidney function test, liver test, red blood cell, pack cell volume, haemoglobin, white blood cell, platelets, lymphocytes were evaluated. The results revealed the mean serum Na, K and Cl reduced from 155.33, 6.13 and 9...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/40705
Different blends of cereal-based complementary foods were formulated from millet/maize, soybean and yellow monkey kola flours. Seven blends were formulated from maize (Zea mays) flour, partially defatted soybean (Glycine max) flour and monkey kola (Cola parchycarpa) flour while s...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/44899