Ndjang, Marie Madeleine Nanga; Klang, Julie Mathilde; Njapndounke, Bilkissou; Foko, Marius Edith Kouam; Dongmo, Jean Roger; Kamdem, Michael Hermann Kengne; Tonga, Jordan Lembe; Mmutlane, Edwin Mpho; Ndinteh, Derek Tantoh; Kayitesi, Eugenie; Zambou, François Ngoufack(MDPI, 2023-08-24)
BACKGROUND : Sour cassava starch is used as an alternative to wheat flour in breadmaking.
However, its nutritional and technological properties are limited. To remedy this, the use of legumes
has proved to be very ...
Diarrhoea is a considerable agent of disease and loss of life in children below age five in
South Africa. Soweto, South Africa is an urban township in Johannesburg, with most of its population
living in informal settlements. ...
Marula fruit is one of the most underutilized fruits in South Africa, and it has been
reported to contain a high amount of vitamin C which is regarded as the cheapest
antioxidant. The fruit pulp is traditionally extracted ...
This study delves into the temporal dynamics of bacterial interactions in the gastrointestinal
tract, focusing on how probiotic strains and pathogenic bacteria influence each other and
human health. This research explores ...
In African public health systems, Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen of relatively low priority. Yet, the
biggest listeriosis outbreak recorded to date occurred in Africa in 2018. This review highlights the factors
that ...
The roasting process of Gari (Gelatinized cassava mash), a shelf-stable cassava product, is energy-intensive. Due to a lack of information on thermal characteristics and scarcity/rising energy costs, heat and mass transfer ...
Moonaisur, Nishanie; Marx-Pienaar, Nadene Johanna Maria Magdalena; De Kock, Henrietta Letitia(Wiley Open Access, 2024-01)
All over the world, the development of products that resemble meat but contain predominantly plant-sourced ingredients is a prime focus. Meat obtained by rearing animals is associated with a range of important issues related ...
Ndjang, Marie Madeleine Nanga; Klang, Julie Mathilde; Njapndounke, Bilkissou; Foko, Marius Edith Kouam; Dongmo, Jean Roger; Kamdem, Michael Hermann Kengne; Tonga, Jordan Lembe; Mmutlane, Edwin Mpho; Ndinteh, Derek Tantoh; Kayitesi, Eugenie; Zambou, François Ngoufack(Elsevier, 2024-06)
Gluten intolerance, as well as the scarcity of wheat flour in some parts of the world, has prompted the development of gluten-free bread. Gluten-free bread, on the other hand, results in a low specific volume and to remedy ...
Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall); De Kock, Henrietta Letitia; Makule, Edna; Hamaker, Bruce R.; Milani, Peiman(Wiley, 2024-03)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE :
Maize is the major staple in sub-Saharan Africa. Whole-grain maize meal (WGMM) is highly susceptible to rancidity development. This work investigated whether rancidity development in ...
Mukwevho, Peter; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad(Wiley, 2024-05)
BACKGROUND : This work determined the effect of compositing wheat flour with the resulting flour (15% and 30%) from heat-treated Bambara seeds on dough rheology and breadmaking properties. Bambara seeds (conditioned 53% ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE :
Owing to its climate-smart agronomic characteristics and health-promoting attributes, there is great interest in using sorghum in bread and other dough-based food product making. The objectives ...
Fermented foods are an integral part of the diet for many communities in Africa. The fermentation of maize is characterized by an improved nutrient content/bioavailability and the presence of bioactive compounds which are ...
Jacobs, Bertha Margaretha; Taljaard-Swart, Hanri; Marx-Pienaar, Nadene Johanna Maria Magdalena; Diedericks, Lizette; Sonnenberg, Nadine Cynthia; Donoghue, Sune; Pretorius, Adeline; Du Rand, Gerrie Elizabeth(Emerald, 2023-12)
PURPOSE : Skilled graduates delivered through vocational programmes are critical to ensure the future growth of emerging economies. This study explored students' reflections and experiences of online teaching and learning ...
Anim-Jnr, Antoinette Simpah; Sasu, Prince; Bosch, Christine; Mabiki, Faith Philemon; Frimpong, Yaw Oppong; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad; Greathead, Henry Michael Rivers(MDPI, 2023-11)
The role of small ruminant production in achieving sustainable and resilient food systems
in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is yet to be fully explored or incorporated into current
agroecological practices and ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : Evaluation of the injera-making quality of sorghum and teff genotypes is problematic because of the large quantity of grain required to make injera using the conventional full-scale method. This ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : Iron deficiency is still a major public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa, and this is in part due to a monotonous diet of cereals often low in bioavailable minerals and high in mineral ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : There is considerable interest in kafirin, sorghum prolamin, as a bioplastic material because it apparently produces bioplastics with superior functional properties. This review evaluates the ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE : Quality protein maize (QPM) has abundant γ-zein, which crosslinks itself and other zeins through disulfide bonding. The work aims to develop zein bioplastics with better functionality by using ...
Moodly, Cheryldene; Christie, Lorna; Strydom, Mariette(South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences, 2023-12)
The global fashion industry is driven by a
quick pace, and an ‘out with the old, in with
the new’ character, while consumers are
enticed with instant gratification through the
rapid fashion cycle (Wang et al., ...