Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences

Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020

  • Comparative Nutritional Analysis of Tylosema esculentum (Marama Bean) Germplasm Collection in Namibia

    Paidamoyo Natasha Mataranyika, Percy Maruwa Chimwamurombe, Buhlebenkosi Fuyane, Kayini Chigayo, Julien Lusilao

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 74-80
    Received: 27 May 2019
    Accepted: 1 July 2019
    Published: 28 June 2020
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    Abstract: Malnutrition is a medical condition caused by an unbalanced diet, typically characterised by stunting and wasting in children. Malnutrition causes approximately a third of all deaths in children between 0-59 months mostly in developing countries. In Namibia, 24% of children under the age of 5 years are stunted while 6.2% are wasted. Tylosema escule... Show More
  • Improvement in High-fat Diet-induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance upon Uptake of PS-B1, a Fermented Product Prepared from Soy Flour Using Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Kyoshiro Yamaguchi, Marie Iwanaga-Suehiro, Kyoko Fujimoto, Masashi Fukasawa, Ryuzo Sakakibara

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 81-88
    Received: 3 June 2020
    Accepted: 19 June 2020
    Published: 4 July 2020
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    Abstract: PS-B1 is a fermented product prepared from soy flour using lactic acid bacteria. Over a 10-week period, C57BL/6J mice were reared under laboratory conditions on a normal diet (control, n=5), high-fat diet (HF, n=5), or high-fat diet supplemented with 4% PS-B1 (HF-P, n=6). After 10 weeks, the change in weight gain, intestinal and epididymal fat accu... Show More
  • Foam-Mat Drying Characteristics of Custard Apple Pulp

    Krishna Deepa, Minati Mohapatra

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 89-95
    Received: 22 June 2019
    Accepted: 13 August 2019
    Published: 13 July 2020
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    Abstract: In the present study, foam mat drying of the custard apple pulp have been conducted by using Glycerol monostearate (GMS) (0.5%, 1.5%, 2.5%, 3.5% and 4.5%) as foaming agent and 0.5% methyl cellulose (MC) as the stabilising agent with whipping time of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 minutes. Drying was carried out in a cabinet tray dryer at five different drying t... Show More
  • Effects of Staple-based Mungbean Diets on the Physical and Biochemical Characteristics of School Children (5-12 Years) in Selected Orphanage Homes in Imo State

    Agugo Udodiri Agatha, Asinobi Chinagorom Onyemaechi, Afam-Anene Olivia Chinyere

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 96-102
    Received: 30 June 2020
    Accepted: 14 July 2020
    Published: 28 July 2020
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    Abstract: The study investigated the effect of staple-based mungbean diets on the physical and biochemical characteristics of school children (5-12 years) in selected orphanage homes in Imo State. Experimental research design was employed. Five (5) government approved homes were purposively selected, and a total of 95 subjects randomly sampled to the experim... Show More
  • Phytochemical Profiles and Antioxidant Activity of Legumes Consumed in Botswana

    Sarah Tshepho Pona Matenge

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 103-107
    Received: 18 June 2020
    Accepted: 1 July 2020
    Published: 30 July 2020
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    Abstract: Legume consumption has been consistently linked with lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Coronary heart disease (CHD), as a result from their unique phytochemicals. Studies investigating phytochemical profiles and antioxidant activity of legumes in Botswana are limited. Five legume varieties were studied. All the legumes showed a signifi... Show More
  • The Study of Some Particle Size Distribution of Teff [Eragrostis teff (Zucc.) Trotter] Grain Cultivars and Its Flour

    Gashaw Abebaw

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 108-111
    Received: 2 May 2020
    Accepted: 1 June 2020
    Published: 30 July 2020
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    Abstract: Teff is one of the major and indigenous cereal crops in Ethiopia. It is a unique durable crop grown over a wide range of environmental conditions in Ethiopia and has been utilized as food and supplements for majority of the human diet in Ethiopia. The results were reported as an average value of triplicate analysis of (mean ± SD) and were analyzed ... Show More
  • Analysis of Beetroot Bulbs (Beta vulgaris) from Selected Geographical Regions in Kenya: Essential Nutritional Elements Contents

    Grace Ndunge, David Njoroge Kariuki, Michael Josiah Mangala, Michael James Gatari

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2020
    Pages: 112-116
    Received: 21 July 2020
    Accepted: 4 August 2020
    Published: 13 August 2020
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    Abstract: In Kenya, beetroot bulbs are occasionally used as a blend in fruit juices and salads, as a livestock feed and for treatment of diseases. Analysis of essential elements in beetroot bulbs was performed using Energy Dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) in order to determine the nutritional content of the bulbs. The beetroot bulbs were sampled from fi... Show More