Nutrition & Food Science: Volume 46 Issue 1

Antifungal activity of plant extracts against Colletotrichum musae, the post harvest anthracnose pathogen of banana cv. Martaman

Dawa Dolma Bhutia, Yeka Zhimo, Ramen Kole, Jayanta Saha

The purpose of this paper was to determine the antifungal activities of different solvent extracts of common plants in vitro and in vivo against banana anthracnose fungus…

Development of dietary fibre enriched chicken sausages by incorporating corn bran, dried apple pomace and dried tomato pomace

Sanjay Yadav, Ashok Malik, Ashok Pathera, Rayees Ul Islam, Diwakar Sharma

– The aim of this study was to develop dietary fibre-enriched chicken sausage by incorporating fibre from a by-product of corn milling, apple and tomato processing.

Development of ready-to-eat supplementary foods using germinated cereal-pulse mix, potato flour and green leafy vegetable for malnourished children

Priyanka Prasad, Anita Kochhar, Mohammed Javed

The purpose of this paper is to develop and standardize nutrient dense, easily digestible and affordable ready-to-eat supplementary foods from locally available ingredients for…

Sodium and potassium intakes in a sample of students and employees in the University of Jordan aged (20-40 years) using 3-day food diaries

Tasnim Al-Wa'l, Hamed Takruri

This study aimed to estimate sodium and potassium intakes in a selected sample of Jordan University students and employees, to determine the main sources of sodium and potassium…

Effect of chitosans and chitooligosaccharides on the processing and storage quality of foods of animal and aquatic origin: A review

Parminder Singh

The aim of the paper is to shed light on the use of chitosans and chitooligosaccharides as biopreservatives in various foods animal. Foods of animal and aquatic origin (milk…

Development and characterization of essential oils incorporated carrageenan based edible film for packaging of chicken patties

Arvind Soni, G Kandeepan, S. K. Mendiratta, Vivek Shukla, Ashish Kumar

The purpose of this paper was to develop an antimicrobial edible film coated with essential oils for packaging application with characterization of its physicochemical properties…

Consumer perception of traditional foods in Ghana: A case-study in Kumasi and Sekondi

Damian Laryea, Esther Yeboah Akoto, Ibok Oduro, William Ofori Appaw

The purpose of this study is to identify the various traditional foods available in two towns in Ghana and to assess consumer perception about these traditional foods. Traditional…

Gastric ulceration: the role of thermoxidized palm oil

Agona O Obembe, Emmanuel O. Ofutet, Atim B. Antai, Eme E Osim

The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of chronic consumption of fresh palm oil (FPO) and thermoxidized palm oil (TPO) diet on gastric acid secretion, pepsin secretions…

Consumption of trans fatty acid and omega 6 to omega 3 ratio in Lebanese adults

Antoine G. Farhat, Doris Jaalouk, Sara R. Moukarzel, Jennifer J. Ayoub

This study aims to quantify the dietary intake of different fat classes in Lebanese adults, compare the intakes between adult age groups and gender and compare the intakes to the…

Microbiological quality of commonly consumed street foods in Bangladesh

Rashed Noor

The purpose of this review is to narrate the microbiological quality of variety of street foods which are largely consumed by the Bangladeshi people of all ages. However, these…

Assessment of quality and safety of traditional smoked spotted tilapia fish (Tilapia mariae) from Lagos State, Nigeria

Samuel Ayofemi Adeyeye, Olusola Bandele Oyewole, Adewale Olusegun Obadina, A M Omemu, O E Adeniran, Hakeem A Oyedele

This study aims to assess the quality and microbial safety of traditional smoked spotted tilapia fish from Lagos State and, by doing so, determine the quality and microbial safety…