Aims: Maize grains are severely damaged by maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais. Exploiting botanicals against synthetic insecticides as a control strategy has gained prominence in recent decades. The aim of the study was to investigate the potential of cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i930279
Use of honey is gaining ground worldwide as people are getting aware of the high nutritional values and beneficial health promoting effects of honey. This study was carried out in order to compare the proximate compositions and the mineral contents available in both natural honey...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i930278
D. Kosini, E. N. Nukenine, K. H. Tofel, J. W. Goudoungou, D. J. Langsi, M. Adamou, J. P. Abdou, B. Djafsia & H. M. T. Ndouwe·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2020
The response of pests to the effects of a botanical insecticide can vary spatially and temporally. To test whether efficacy of botanicals differed spatially, the insecticidal efficacy of Gnidia kaussiana and Ocimum canum against Callosobruchus maculatus was investigated in two di...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830277
Purpose: Malnutrition has been a major setback for the development of various countries for a very long time. Together with insufficient food accessibility, unawareness about making the right food choices is also one of the contributing factors to malnourishment. Meeting up the n...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830275
Background/Aims: Traditional edible plants are good sources of minerals, fibers, proteins and others useful phytochemicals for human nutrition and health. Mondia whitei and Pyrenacantha klaineana leaves are underutilized, wild edible plants considered as food and spice in habitan...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830276
Osmotic dehydration of aonla fruit was carried out to determine the Influence of osmotic solution and method of drying on the quality of aonla fruit. The destined aonla fruits with and without blanching were immersed in the mixture of salt and sugar solution. The salt concentrati...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830274
Functional foods such as sweet cookies, masala cookies and khakhra were prepared by incorporating modified starch extracted from selected traditional rice varieties. The products were standardized by incorporating modified rice starch served as test product group and without inco...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830273
Aims: There is a high risk associated with using artificial materials like polyethylene or foil for wrapping foods before cooking. The present study investigated the phytochemical and nutrient composition of Thaumatococus daniellii leaf, a local food wrapper. Place and Duration o...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830272
Martinus Løvik, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2020
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements and energy drinks sold in Norway. VKM has asses...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830261
Sigrun Henjum, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2020
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements and energy drinks sold in Norway. VKM has asses...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830262
Tor A. Strand, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Kristin Holvik, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Grethe S. Tell & Per Ole Iversen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2020
"Other substances" are described in the food supplement directive 2002/46/EC as substances other than vitamins or minerals that have a nutritional and/or physiological effect, and may be added to food supplements or e.g. energy drinks. In the series of risk assessments of "other...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830263
Martinus Løvik, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Sigrun Henjum, Kristin Holvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Per Ole Iversen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2020
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements and energy drinks sold in Norway. VKM has asses...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830264
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the proximate composition, sensory properties and microbial quality of chin-chin developed from wheat and African walnut flour blends as a means of achieving household food security. Methodology: African walnut was process...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830260
Inger-Lise Steffensen, Jan Alexander, Mona-Lise Binderup, Ellen Merete Bruzell, Knut Helkås Dahl, Berit Granum, Bente Brokstad Herlofsen, Ragna Bogen Hetland, Trine Husøy, Jan Erik Paulsen, Jens Rohloff, Vibeke Thrane & Trude Wicklund·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2020
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM), Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids, Materials in Contact with Food and Cosmetics, has at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) conducted a r...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830265
Kristin Holvik, Per Ole Iversen, Arild Vaktskjold, Livar Frøyland, Margaretha Haugen, Martinus Løvik, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Tonje Holte Stea, Tor A. Strand & Grethe S. Tell·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2020
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM) has, at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet; NFSA), assessed the risk of "other substances" in food supplements and energy drinks sold in Norway. VKM has asses...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i830266