October 2012

The acceptability of camel milk and milk products from north eastern province in some urban areas of Kenya

  A total of 138 households were interviewed on various aspects of camel milk and camel milk products using a single-visit multiple-subject diagnostic survey in Garisa, Wajir and Eastleigh the main urban centres with high camel milk consumption. 75% of the respondents generally take camel milk or milk products every day. Raw and sour milk are the most popular products. The most important purchasing criterion...

Author(s): B. A. Akweya, C. G. Gitao and M. W. Okoth

June 2012

Quality assessment and safety of street vended ‘aadun’ (a maize-based indigenous snack) from selected states in Nigeria

  “Aadun” is a maize-based snack commonly consumed in Nigeria (South west). In this study, the chemical (proximate composition, fat quality indices and mineral elements), microbiological (total plate, coliform and fungal counts) and sensory qualities of twenty eight street vended “aadun” samples collected from six (Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Ogun, Osun, and Oyo) states in Nigeria were...

Author(s):   M. A. Idowu, Y. M. Atolagbe, F. O. Henshaw, I. Akpan and K. Oduse