traditional food

Phytochemical, Functional and Nutritional Properties of Selected Cereals and Jack Bean (Canavalia ensiformis) Flour Blends

Fiyinfoluwa Mary Akinola & Moses Ayodele Ojo · Asian Food Science Journal · 2026

Protein-energy malnutrition remains a major nutritional challenge in many developing nations of the world, largely due to consumption of carbohydrate dense meals low in protein. The use of underutilized legumes such as jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) offers a sustainable mean to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i3859

Characterization Nutritional Value and Promoting Fonio (Digitaria exilis Stapf.) a Traditional Cereal as a Functional Cereal in Chad

Barnabas KAYALTO, MAHAMAT AHMAT Mahamat Amine, Baping Salomon D. MANGA, Ban-bo Bebanto Antipas & Abdelsalam Tidjani · Asian Food Science Journal · 2026

Background: With the imposition of rice cultivation (Oryza sativa) by the colonial administration in Chad, in 1940-1941, fonio (Digitaria exilis stapf.) cultivation declined in production areas. Rice cultivation has since grown steadily at the expense of land planted with fonio....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i1846