Jack Amedu Ankeli, Ogbene Gillian Igbum, Friday Godwin Okibe, Charles Chukwuma Ariahu & Ndi Betrand Bongjo·Asian Food Science Journal·2025
The moisture adsorption characteristics of freeze-dried watermelon, orange, and mango composite fruit purees were determined using the standard gravimetric method at 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50°C respectively over a water activity range of 0.11-0.95 and the data analyzed using the BET,...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i2770
Pectin is a multifunctional constituent of cell wall of different plants at different concentration with a widespread application. Mangifera indica peel is excessively produced as a by-product of local food processing plants in Cebu. The objective of the study is to characterize...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i2769
An experiment was conducted during 2012-2014 at Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, Gokak (Karnataka), India to study the effect of silicon on yield and quality of mango cv. Kesar. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with nine t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1230564
Sengev Iorfa Abraham, Ariahu Chukwuma Charles, Abu Joseph Oneh & Gernah Dickson Iorwuese·Asian Food Science Journal·2021
The effect of fermentation, mango mesocarp or fluted pumpkin leaf powders on the chemical properties and potential mineral bioavailability of sorghum-based complementary foods was investigated. Samples were formulated based on 16% protein to satisfy the nutrient requirement of pr...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i330282
Aims: To evaluate the chemical, microbiological, physico-chemical and sensory properties of fruit juice produced from blends of soursop, mango and watermelon. Study Design: The data obtained were analyzed using statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 20. The mean an...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v19i430246
I. B. Bwatanglang, S. T. Magili, Y. Musa, S. P. Zira, P. Alexander & Y. Adamu·Asian Food Science Journal·2019
In this study, the vitamin, nutrient, antinutrient and heavy metal concentrations in Powdered mango fruit juices (sachet brands) (PMFJ), Liquid mango fruit juices (LMFJ), and Fresh or raw mango fruits juices (FMFJ) were assessed toward establishing a tradeoff between their health...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v12i230079