The rapid growth in the poultry industry in Nigeria especially in Oyo State, has led to increased generation of chicken excreta. Unfortunately, there has not been a commensurate increase in the quality of chicken excreta management.There is therefore the need to assess existing m...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i330064
A study was conducted to assess the performance of evaporative coolers for the storage of fruits and vegetables. Two evaporative coolers [Aluminum-cladded burnt-clay-brick evaporative cooler (ABBEC) and non-cladded burnt-clay-brick evaporative cooler (NBBEC)] for the storage of f...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i330063
D. O. Oshibanjo, O. O. Olusola, J. S. Luka, A. I. Adesope, Lawrence Abegunde, K. A. Gbeffe, A. K. Adeniyi & M. A. Akwashiki·Asian Food Science Journal·2019
Aims: The process of degradation converts fatty acid esters of oils into free fatty acids, by reaction with air, moisture and/or other materials. The main cause of rancidity of lipids is the oxidative deterioration of unsaturated fatty acids through a free-radical chain mechanism...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i330061
Breakfast strips were produced from different blends of orange-fleshed sweet potato (Ipomea batatas), plantain (Musa paradisiaca) and soybean (Glycine max) flours with substitution ratios of 100:0:0, 90:10:0, 90:0:10, 80:10:10, 70:15:15, 60:20:20 and 50:25:25 and labelled as samp...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i330062
The in vivo effect of oral administration of varying concentrations (150, 250, 500 mg/kg body wt) of sodium benzoate (a known preservative in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry) on serum liver marker enzyme activity and electrolyte levels of wistar albino rats were in...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i230060
This research aimed to obtain the best nori from a mixture of Sargassum sp and Eucheuma spinosum seaweed and the most preferred by panellists. The research's method used in this study is an experimental method with 3 treatments comparing the seaweed between Sargassum sp. and Euch...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i230059
Background/Objective: Vegetables and fruits are important sources of protective substances, which are highly beneficial for the maintenance of good health and prevention of diseases. Phytochemicals are non-nutritive plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventive prope...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i230056
The quality of retailed samples of cassava, yam and plantain flour produced in private homes without adequate monitoring is a concern to consumers. Consequently, this study was aimed at determining proximate composition, minerals and heavy metals content of fifteen (15) packaged...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i230057
Background/Objective: Vegetables and fruits play a highly significant role in food security of the underprivileged in both urban and rural settings. The study was designed to determine the nutritional composition of some neglected underutilized fruits and vegetables in Southeast...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i230058
Bambara nut (Vigna subterrenean) is a cheap source of leguminous protein that can be a good substitute for relatively expensive animal protein to reduce malnutrition. Despite its potentials, it remains underutilized owing in part to long cooking time, presence of antinutritional...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i130054
Purpose: The current study aimed to assess the diet quality of urban and rural pregnant women in a south-western district (Jashore) in Bangladesh. Methodology: It was a cross-sectional study which was conducted among pregnant women (Sample size, N= 154). The respondents were sele...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i130053
An experiment was designed and carried out to assess the survival, growth performance and feed utilization (weight gain, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio, specific growth rate, feed intake and survival) of Heterobranchus bidorsalis fingerlings fed graded levels of...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i130052
Aims: The aim was to produce of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals from blends of local rice (Oryza sativa), malted African yam-bean and orange- fleshed sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam.] (umusco/3 variety) flours as well as to evaluate the nutritional properties, microbiologica...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i130051
Sweet and Bitter Cassava tubers were fermented for production of cassava flours. The samples were peeled, washed with potable water and cut into slices of 5-6 cm length. They were steeped separately in water to ferment spontaneously for 4 days. The samples were serially diluted a...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i130050
Aims: This research aims to determine the effect of different types of freshwater fish as raw material for making Korean fish cake to the level of preference of panelists. Place and Duration of Study: Fisheries Product Processing Laboratory, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Scienc...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v10i430049