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This study investigated the effects of blanching and decortications on the physicochemical properties using the response surface methodology. Physicochemical properties:-Bulk density,...
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Dawadawa was prepared by the fermentation of castor seed and locust bean. The effect of lime juice on the microbial and chemical characteristics of the condiment were investigated during...
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Water is a remarkable compound and life is totally dependent in the presence of water in its liquid state (Adams and Moss 1999). Water is one of the most abundant and widely distributed...
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Palm wine sample (Raphia hookeri) with different salt concentration (O.6g, 0.7g, 0.8g and 0.9g salt) was subjected to ohmic heating to determine the extent of yeast destruction. The...
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Ighu and cashewnut flour mixtures were used in cookies production at a replaceable levels of 0,25,50, 75 and 10:0%. The basic unit operations include; sample preparations,...
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Freshwater snails (Pila ovata,) obtained from local harvesters, processed by blanching. salting, fermenting and frying were studied and the result compared to the raw unprocessed...
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Hemoglobin concentration, plasma urea, serum calcium, serum total protein and cholesterol levels of healthy pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Federal Medical Centre Umuahia were...
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False Yam (Icacina trichantha) tubers were processed into different flour samples: The raw, steeped - sun - dried (SSD), steeped-ovendried (SOD), blanched-sun-dried (BSD) and...
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This study investigated the effect of different cooking methods on glycemic index (GI) of three yam cultivars commonly eaten in Nigeria namely: Dioscorea rotundata, Dioscorea alata and...
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This study was designed to identify the challenges of working mothers in Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia state. The area covered in this study were Umudike and Ndoro communities,...
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Sweet potato, Jpomoea balatas (L) Lam, is a perennial plant grown normally as an annual (Woolfe, 1992). It is a root crop that find uses in much the same way as Irish...
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Application of gums derived from Colocasia esculenta and Detariurn microcarpurn in malted soymilk and soy yoghurt was studied. Gum was extracted and purified from C. esculenta and...
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The effects of processing on nutrient and antinutrient components of fluted pumpkin leafy (FP) vegetable were investigated. The processing methods used were; fresh, hot water...
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Studies on the full-fat traditionally fermented milk product (kindirmo) were carried out using survey, physicochemical, microbial and sensory techniques. Study objectives were to' find out...
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Fufu flours were processed from Cassava Mosaic Disease (CM1)) resistant varieties in Umudike and Onne locations. Their proximate composition, some functional and pasting ...
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The effects of different processing methods and storage period on the quality of palm oil were studied in this research. The palm fruits were subjected to four different processing and...
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Tubers of three — leaf yam (trifoliate yam (Dioscorea dumetorum)) were procured and processed into flour by either cooking the tubers or raw. The flour samples produced were...
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The effect of soaking, roasting, boiling and autociaving on some of the antinutritional factors (trypsin inhibitor, haemagglutinin and oligosaccharides) in the seeds of African...
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Pectin was extracted from the peels of lemon, orange and grape using two extraction methods. The methods were organic and inorganic hydrolyses methods. The extraction yield,...
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The influence of extrusion cooking variables on the physico-chemical, functional and sensory properties of African yam bean (AYB) and cassava blends were investigated. The main...
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Phytochemical composition and inhibitory effects of Bzichholzia cvriaceae on S/lop/li/ifs zeamais were evaluated. The inhibitory effects of Buc/ihoizia coriaceae as compared to...
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Cormels of cocoyam (Colocasia esculejita, var. cocoinclici) and soybeans (Glycine max) were each cooked, dried and milled into flour of line texture, and combined with dried...
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Wheat flour was used to substitute African Yam Bean flour at the ratio of 95%:5%, 90%:10%, 85%:15% and 80%:20% respectively in the production of cookies. The cookies prepared...
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The prepared seed slices of African oil bean (Pentaclthra macrophylla Benth) were subjected to different fermentation periods and dried using different drying methods to produce...
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Cassava (Man/hot escu/enta. Craiitz) also known as inanioc, tapioca, inandica, a/pull!, vuca and cassacla (Opara, 1 997) is one of the most important root crops in the tropics...