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Theses and Dissertations (Food Science): Recent submissions
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Cooking quality and nutritional properties of extruded maize pasta with orange-fleshed sweet potato (University of Pretoria, 2019-11)Vitamin A deficiency is prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa and is considered a serious problem of public health significance. The use of bio-fortified staple foods is an intervention strategy to address vitamin A deficiency ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-11)The increasing rate of obesity and its related diseases (cancers, heart disease and diabetes) has become a global health issue. Dietary fat is highlighted as one of the critical risk factors contributing to this problem. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-07)Background: South Africa is burdened with a high prevalence of HIV infection in pregnant women (30.0%). Nevertheless, access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has greatly increased, leading to an expanding population of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016-04)Trichilia emetica seeds are processed for their oil by rural communities in the South of Mozambique. Traditionally, the oil is extracted by boiling the seed pulp in an aqueous medium for 5 h and recovering the clear yellow ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-02-13)Honey is a natural product made by bees from the nectar of flowers, the secretions of living plants and excretions of plant-sucking insects. The ever-increasing demand for natural honey amplifying the risk of fraud, affecting ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-02)Introduction: Undernutrition is a significant public health issue, primarily caused by inappropriate feeding practices that negatively impact infant growth and development. In Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa has the highest ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The growing global awareness of edible insects as a nutritious food that can be used to contribute in the fight against protein energy malnutrition has met many barriers. These barriers include sustainable processing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)This work was undertaken to investigate the effects of heat treatment (130 °C surface temperature) of pre-conditioned (20 or 53% moisture) Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) seeds using infrared, microwave energy alone ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Iron deficiency, protein energy malnutrition (PEM) and the rise in diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are major public health concerns in developing countries. Food-to-food fortification (FtFF) is an emerging ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Introduction: In South Africa there is a high prevalence of overweight/ obesity among adolescence, which in turn indicates an increased risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in adulthood (DoH, 2016, WHO, 2018). ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)A considerable effort is placed on developing food products for food-insecure environments. Vitamin A deficiency is a problem that is plaguing the nutrition security of many consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nutrition ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-04-18)Colour is an important characteristic of food and plays a significant role in enhancing the visual appeal of food products. The colourants mostly used in the food industry are synthetic azo-dyes due to their brightness and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-06-06)The percentage of deaths due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cancer, obesity and heart disease has been growing steadily in South Africa. Rapid urbanization and increased demand for convenience foods ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)An increase in health concerns from consumers towards the use of synthetic chemicals in starchy food formulation has led to a significant preference for “clean” label starches. Hydrocolloids are organically-sourced ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Food (especially fruit derived) waste has a detrimental influence on the environment and food security of a country. As the world’s population continues to rise, the challenge becomes feeding more people nutrient dense ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where nutrient malnutrition is of concern, finger millet contributes substantially to the dietary protein and mineral intake of many communities. The quality of finger millet protein is, however, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)ABSTRACT Nutritional and health benefits of hydrothermally treated maize starch and maize meal with stearic acid By Isaac Kwabena Asare Supervisor: Prof M.N Emmambux Co-Supervisor Prof Bruce R. Hamaker Diet-related ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Orange-fleshed sweet potato is a highly researched crop due to its nutritional content and more specifically, its high β-carotene content. Most developing countries around the world have adopted the use of orange-fleshed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Bacillus subtilis vegetative cells have been found to remain in dairy processing equipment such as filler nozzles and heat exchangers even after cleaning processes such as Cleaning in Place (CIP). The cells form biofilms ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Limited knowledge and support for sensory quality control (SQC) in food companies and the associated misapplication of sensory evaluation principles may lead to defective products reaching consumers. Subsequently, customer ...
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