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Peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) is among the most important stone fruits which is widely grown in temperate regions. Marketing of peach fruits like other fresh produce in Ethiopia is complicated by high postharvest losses. Although peach varieties have been introduced and studied for their productivity, their postharvest quality has not been evaluated at Holeta. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the influence...
QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF BREAD SOLD IN GOMBI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA
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The moisture, ash, crude fiber composition, vitamin (B2, B6 and B12) and mineral (Na, K, Ca Mg, Pb, Cd, Mn)contents as well as Sensory properties (color, taste, odour and texture)of ten brands of bread sold in Gombi Local Government Area, Adamawa State, Nigeria were determined using standard methods . Fresh loaves of ten most popular brands of bread namely:Trustee, Destiny, Ziranza, Royal and Zango, were randomly...
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This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of CaCl2 dipping and beeswax (BW) coating on the shelf life and quality of nectarine fruits. The experiment was conducted under Holeta condition during the off-season of 2018. Fruits of ‘89-16N’ nectarine variety were harvested from HARC orchard. The treatment consisted of a combination of four levels of CaCl2 (0%, 1.5%, 3.0% and 4.5%) and three levels of BW...
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The nutritional and phytochemical compositions of L. squarrosulus, a wild edible mushroom which has been subjected to different drying methods were determined. The fresh mushroom was collected from a farmland in a rural community in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The sample was shared into three equal parts representing shade dried, oven dried and sun dried. The dried samples were powdered and proximate, mineral and phytochemical...
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Background: Appropriate complementary feeding practice is essential in the first two years of life for satisfactory growth and development of children and for prevention of childhood illness. Insufficient quantities, frequency and inadequate quality of complementary foods have a detrimental effect on health and growth in this critical period. The aim of this study was to assess minimum dietary diversity and meal frequency...
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This study was conducted to dry tomato using thin layer Halogen dryer with the thickness of 10 mm in the temperature range of 60-80°C. The impact of temperature on the drying kinetics of the tomato slices was determined. The Fick’s diffusion model was applied to describe the water transport during tomato dehydration. The effective moisture diffusion was found to vary between 7.96×10-9 and 1.07×10-8 m2/s. Three...
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This study was intended to investigate the physical properties and chemical compositions of the three rice varieties grown in Ethiopia. Evaluation included determination of moisture, ash, crude fiber, crude fat, crude protein, carbohydrate, Fe, Zn, Ca and phytic acid contents. The data analysis was conducted using SPSS Version-22. Duncan’s multiple range test was used for the mean comparison at P
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Potable water is unarguably indispensable in the existence of Man. Adequate supply of safe drinking water is imperative as many dangerous diseases can be associated with unclean water used for consumption purposes. This study investigated the physico-chemical and microbiological qualities of portable water in Ugbowo, Benin City, Nigeria. A total of five different potable water sources were investigated and were selected...
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In the present study, the antioxidant, phytochemical and nutritional properties of two underutilized edible plants like Dillenia indica and Annona squamosa were evaluated. For this purpose, water extract of tested fruits were used for the determination of antioxidant potential through total antioxidant activity (TAA), DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl) radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical scavenging and ferric ion...
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Background:-The rise of malnutrition in children during the first two years of life is indicative of poor infant feeding practices. Breastfeeding for infants and young children provides the ideal food for healthy growth and development. Infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months and thereafter, the infants should receive nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods while breastfeeding...
Review on camel meat safety and its public health importance
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Camel is a relatively new, emerging meat species that is gaining increasing popularity in the international meat markets all over the world. From nutrition perspective, the organic nature of camel meat, its high protein and minerals, and low fat and cholesterol level makes it suitable from nutritional outlook. The harmful pathogens contaminating camel meat and causing gastroenteritis include Salmonella spp., Listeria...
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The current surge in search for functional foods has increased the use of bioactive compounds derived from medicinal plants in everyday diets. This study evaluates proximate composition and toxicological effects of spiced groundnut cake on albino rats (Rattus novergicus). Five groundnut cake (GNC) samples made from groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) with varying proportion of ginger (Zinginber officinale) and/or bell pepper...
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The physico-chemical, nutritional composition and oil characteristics of three improved/released varieties and three elite/breeding lines of sesame seed (Beniseed) namely: NCRIBEN 01M, NCRIBEN 02M, E8, KENANA 4, EX-SUDAN and BOGORO LOCAL were evaluated. Significant differences (P≤0.05) were observed for nutritional components: moisture, ash, crude fiber and protein. Significant difference (P< 0.05) was noticed for all...
Lipid oxidation and antioxidant assays in food products: A review
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Autoxidation of unsaturated lipids is one of the major causes of quality deterioration in food products, which results in the changes in nutritional value, organoleptic characteristics, and may even reduce the shelf-life of food products. In order to prevent or inhibit this autoxidation, synthetic and natural antioxidants are used in the food industry, respectively and have attracted considerable attention as food...
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Survey study on enset diversity and its kocho and bulla proximate contents was done in major enset producing areas of Sheka zone in three agro-ecologies of the districts (Yaki (lowland), Andiracha (mid-land) and Masha (highland) Southwest (SW) Ethiopia with the objective to evaluate diversity study of enset based on its nutritional composition. The result of the analysis revealed that there were variations among all...
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The study was designed to evaluate the mono and co-cultural fermentation on the nutritional and antioxidant profile of kunu-a fermented millet based food. Isolation of microorganisms from the kunu samples were carried by serial dilution and pour plate techniques. The pH and total titratable acidity (TTA) of the kunu were monitored for 48 hours. The proximate analysis and the antioxidant properties of the kunu were also...
KALARI: AN UNKNOWN MOZERELLA OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR: A case study
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India’s Himalayan region is biodiversity rich with vast ecosystems. Inhabitant’s of this region make utmost benefit from the locally available flora and fauna. Fermentation of the local produce adds to this knowledge and ensures availability of the food throughout the year. Various mouth-watering delicacies are locally fermented, besides adding flavor to the plate they also are a source of income. Kalari is one such...
Study of water absorption capacity and dimension change during soaking of peeled intack bulgur
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Water absorption of peeled intack bulgur was studied at different temperatures (35, 50 and 70°C) by measuring the moisture content with respect to time. The effect of time and temperature during soaking operation on the three dimensions (length: “a (mm)â€, crease side width: “b (mm)â€; secondary width: “c (mm), weight, volume, and density of the peeled intack bulgur kernel was also carried out. The results...
A Geographical Analysis of Nutritional Status among the Population in District Anantnag, J&K, India
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The main objective of this paper was to evaluate the nutritional status of population of altitudinal zone, based on chemical composition of food consumed by people in the region. The study area was divided into five altitudinal zones in GIS environment (Arc GIS 9.3 and ERDAS IMAGINE 9.1). Kendal’s ranking coefficient method, food surplus/deficit, nutrition intake were employed to show wide range of variations in terms of...
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Isolated native cassava starch (100CS) and pigeon pea starch (100PPS) were blended at different ratios (70CS/30PPS, 50CS/50PPS and 30CS/70PPS) (%, w/w) and their physiochemical properties were investigated for potential industrial applications. The lowest apparent amylose (AAM) content was in 100CS (20.20%) and the highest in the 30CS/70PPS blend (37.31%). The AAM content of the starch blends was higher as compared to the...
Omega 3 fatty acid fortified functional chocolate
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This study was carried out to produce functional chocolate. Plain milk chocolate (PMC) was prepared as control sample and 2 sets of omega 3 enriched chocolate were prepared viz., 5% ALA – X - MC, 10% ALA - X – MC (alpha linolenic acid -xylitol -milk chocolate.) The omega 3 source for chocolate production was alpha linolenic acid (ALA oil) from flax seed. The chocolates were made with the above combinations following...
Quality Attributes of Breakfast Sausage as Affected by Different Types of Animal Fats
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Breakfast sausage is a type of ready to eat fresh sausage usually served at breakfast. It is traditionally produced from pork and lard, but there is insufficient knowledge on the yield and nutritive qualities of breakfast sausage prepared with other animal fats. A study was carried out in a completely randomized design to determine the yield and eating qualities of breakfast sausage prepared from lard, tallow and sheep...
Drying characteristics of horse chestnut (Aesculus indica) slices
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The impact of temperature and relative humidity during hot-air drying on the drying kinetics and some quality attributes of Horse chestnut slices was studied. Experiments were conducted at 50, 60 and 70°C. Experimental drying curves showed that drying process took place in the falling rate period. The moisture transfer from slices was described using various mathematical models. In all the cases, models were evaluated for...
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The potential of sawdust substrate of some tree species in the cultivation of the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus sajor-caju, was evaluated. Sawdust was collected from wood processors in various sawmills at Ibadan, southwest Nigeria and composted for mushroom cultivation. Biological efficiency (BE) of P. saju-caju on the various wood substrates and proximate analysis were carried out to determine rate of substrate utilization...
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Across-sectional study was conducted on apparently healthy cattle, personnel and equipments at abattoir and commercial dairy farms in Bishoftu, Ethiopia from December 2013 to May 2014. The objectives were to isolate and identify Salmonella from slaughtered cattle, lactating cows, personnel and equipments at abattoir and farms; and to assess the in-vitro antimicrobials susceptibility of isolates. A total of 222 samples...
Quality evaluation and sensory acceptability of mixed fruit juice from cabbage and orange
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To know through sensory evaluation the optimum formulation of cabbage (Oxylus variety) juice blended with juices from two cultivars of orange (Valencia late and blood) (nine blends) through Design Expert (8.0.7.1 version) software. Each optimum from each orange variety was selected and with a control (100% late Valencia and blood orange), subjected to physicochemical and nutritional analyses (minerals, β-carotene and...
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The purpose of this study is to maximize the nutritional status of predigested soymilk to prevent weaning deficiency and maximize growth among weaning infants. Nutritional value of fortified soymilk extracted from 12 h steeped and 72 h sprouted TGX 923-2E soybean variety was optimized using central composite design (CCD), a design for response surface methodology (RSM). Box-Wilson (1951) experimental design matrix was used...
Mineral composition of oyster mushrooms grown on maize straw and rice bran
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Fresh mushrooms contain a wide variety of minerals including copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and zinc which are essential for good health. The mineral composition of mushrooms largely depends on the type of nutrients available in their growth media. The objective of this study was to determine the mineral composition of oyster mushrooms, Pleurotus spp., grown on maize straw and rice bran substrates. In this...
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Probiotic bacteria have been used in poultry industries as supplementary feed thereby improving poultry growth and performance. In this study, potential probiotic bacteria was isolated from yoghurt, and characterized. The applications as probiotics were checked using twenty four (24) dual purpose chickens and the effect of supplementation of isolated probiotic on growth performance, feed intake and feed conversion...
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The enrichment of cereals with other food groups has received considerable attention in recent years. The objective of this study is to determine the nutritional potential of local food for fortification. The control formula (FT) is composed of maize (Wari) and sorghum (Kapelga) flours. The other two formulas are on the basis of the control flour enriched by 10% respectively with soybean (FS) and moringa leaves powder...
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A study of indigenous processing technique and the raw materials used for the processing of hilbet was carried out using open-ended questionnaire and on-the-spot observation as well as interview in four locations in Central Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. The aim of study was to conduct to document indigenous processing techniques, types of raw materials and proportion of ingredients, sources of energy and shelf-life,...
Smallholder butter value chain analysis in selected areas of the Ethiopian central highlands
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A study was conducted in eight selected areas of Ethiopian central highlands to analyze smallholder butter value chain, and identify the factors involved and their roles in butter production and marketing. A total of 320 smallholder farmers, 8 dairy cooperatives, 80 open market butter traders and 40 dairy product shops were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. The key value chain actors involved in the butter...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the bacteriological contamination (thermo-tolerant coliform, TC) of fresh Oreochromis niloticus marketed in Sobral City (Ceará, Brazil). A total of 40 samples (skin=20 and muscle=20) obtained in 2015 were analyzed. The results indicated that 18 samples (90%) showed the same TC contamination index in the skin and muscle, and in two samples (10%), a significant difference was observed...
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