Poultry production is a crucial sector in Nigeria, contributing significantly to the economy, food security, and livelihoods of millions. However, productivity remains challenged by disease outbreaks, antibiotic resistance, and inefficient feed conversion. With growing restrictio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2264
Ogi is known to be the common weaning food used by nursing mothers who cannot constantly afford the foreign weaning foods such as golden morn, corn flakes etc. Most raw materials used in the production of ogi, such as guinea corn, maize and millet are deficient in nutrients such...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2262
Concern over heavy metal pollution has been widespread. Finding the levels of heavy metals in various fish species, including schilbe, semilabeo, giraffe, and elopsmachanata, from four fishing locations in the Anambra River was the goal of this study. After the fish samples were...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2263
In order to contribute to achieve food security in the North of Côte d’Ivoire, nutritional value of shea caterpillars was studied. Shea caterpillars were bought, dried on the sun, made into powder and their composition was determined. The nutritional value of shea caterpillar p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2261
Background: A variety of infant formulas are available in Jordan, which makes the decision of using one formula over another confusing to both parents and physicians. This study aims to assess the nutritional composition of commonly accessible infant formulas up to one year of ag...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2260
Food safety is crucial for both people and the food industry. Faulty food safety is one the most prevalent issues in the Philippines wherein food establishments serve as the main source and means, impacting inhabitant’s daily lives. This study aimed to explore the influence of em...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2259
Inadequate complementary feeding practices, and especially the low quality of home-made complementary foods is one of the main causes of malnutrition in developing countries. This study aimed to develop infant flours from local foodstuffs so as to meet the energy needs and nutrie...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2258
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in exploring the potential use of cassava peels as a dietary component for livestock, particularly in rabbits. The objective of this study was to examine how different levels of pelletized cassava peel in the diets of growing rab...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2257
Regular intake of high-fiber diet reduces the incidence of cardiac diseases, boosts glycemic regulation, and improves gastrointestinal function. Flour blends were formulated by compositing flours from finger millet (FM), wild melon (WM), and eggplant (EP); utilizing optimal mixtu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2256
Wild vegetables contribute to people’s food security and nutritional health in many rural areas of the world. Present paper reveals nutritional values of some wild vegetables consumed by tribes of Southern part of Gadchiroli District. From this region total 53 Species were listed...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2255
Introduction: Nutraceuticals are substances considered as foods/parts of foods that provide medical and health benefits in terms of disease prevention and treatment. Nutraceutical is generally extracted from herbal products, matched with dietary supplements and diet-specific nutr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2252
Baked products such as biscuits are important snacks that are sold in ready-to-serve form. Proximate and sensory properties of biscuits from wheat and processed African yam bean seed composite flour biscuits were evaluated. African yam bean seeds were processed by soaking (24 h,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2253
Introduction: Anaemia is a significant public health issue, particularly among adolescent girls, due to inadequate dietary intake and increased iron requirements. Objective: This study aims to assess the correlation between dietary patterns and anaemia among adolescent girls. Met...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2254
Aims: This work aimed at producing and characterizing potato chips containing Moringa leaves powder and soya bean flour to adddress micro and macronutrient deficiencies. Methodology: Samples of potato chips with various concentrations of Moringa oleifera leaves powder and soya be...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2251
The purpose of this study was to improve the sensory qualities of fig gum jelly by optimizing its formulation using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and mixture design. To assess how important ingredients affected the sensory qualities of fig gum jelly, an experimental design t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i2249