The growing demand for nutrient-rich ready-to-eat foods has increased the need to understand moisture sorption characteristics and packaging stability of extruded Bambara groundnut-based breakfast meals to enhance their quality, safety, and shelf life. The objective of this study...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i7888
Nur Farah Hani Muhamad, Nur Ilida Mohamad, Adawiyah Akbar, Madzlan Kasran, Rahimah Mohd Zaki, Mohd Fakhri Hashim & Aida Hamimi Ibrahim·Asian Food Science Journal·2025
This study investigated the effect of high-pressure processing (HPP) on the microbial load of young coconut water and optimized the processing parameters using Central Composite Design (CCD) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Young coconut water was treated at different pres...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i12829
Norzaleha Kasim, Syahida Maarof, Arif Zaidi Jusoh, Nur Ilida Mohamad, Maisarah Shamsulkamal & Noreenyusnita Md Najib·Asian Food Science Journal·2025
Aims: To formulate a Garcinia atroviridis (Asam gelugur) beverage concentrate with enhanced sensory acceptability and high hydroxycitric acid (HCA) content by balancing fruit acidity with young leaf extract, and to evaluate its nutritional composition and shelf-life stability. St...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i11827
The demand and consumption of noodles has increased globally and is attributable to the rising demand for affordable, convenient and shelf stable foods. Nevertheless, most noodles available on the market are low in nutritional value, consisting mainly of starch. This study aimed...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i8809
Norzaleha Kasim, Wan Nur Zahidah Wan Zainon, Norhida Arnieza Muhsin, Mohd Fakhri Hashim, Maisarah Shamsulkamal & Noreenyusnita Md Najib·Asian Food Science Journal·2024
Aims: This study aimed to identify the most effective method and optimal parameters for enhancing the protein content during the pre-treatment phase of extracting the liquid component from a local sweet potato (var. VitAto) in developing a plant-based beverage as a milk alternati...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i4707
This study was aimed at the use of blend of rice flour (Oryza sativa), pigeon pea flour (Cajanus cajan), and banana flour (Musa paradisiaca) to produce enriched rice-based breakfast cereal. The control was done without blending the three flours (100% pre-gelatinized rice flour)....
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i10672
Aims: To model and optimize complementary foods based on their mixture ingredients viz. African breadfruit, soybean and maize, and their depending quality characteristics namely, energy, carbohydrate, fat, ash, protein, flavor, taste, general acceptability and paste viscosity, an...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i4626
Burfi is Indian most famous milk sweet based on khoa. Quinoa is one of the world's most famous wellbeing food sources. It has gluten, high in protein and one of only a handful of exceptional plant food sources that contain each of the nine fundamental amino acids. Stevia also con...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i830445
The effect of particle size and high dose gamma irradiation on functional properties of maize flour was studied. The maize flour at three levels of particle size (-177, -250 and -420 µm obtained from sieves of 80, 60 and 40 meshes respectively) was irradiated in transparent glass...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v12i430089
The effects of processing conditions on the proximate composition and pasting properties were investigated using A Rotatable Central Composite Design (RCCD) for three variables. Processing conditions included parboiling time (10, 12, 13, 14 and 15 min), soaking time (24, 36, 48,...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2019/44825
Tigernut with its inherent nutritional and therapeutic advantage could serve as a good alternative to scarce cow milk in the production of yoghurt. This is because the crop is locally cultivated in abundant quantities and could grow in every region in Nigeria. In this study, the...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/44137