Browsing Food Science by Type "Article"

Browsing Food Science by Type "Article"

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  • Adaptation of the Delphi technique for electronic application in the food industry 
    Fisher, Hendrik Johannes (Hennie); Erasmus, Alet C. (Aletta Catharina); Viljoen, Annemarie T. (AfricaJournals, 2020-12)
    Researchers often depend on humans to share their opinions, perceptions, experiences, or expertise concerning particular matters, which is a daunting task. As the impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) continues to ...
  • An alternative food neophobia scale (FNS-A) to quantify responses to new foods 
    De Kock, Henrietta Letitia; Nkhabutlane, Pulane; Kobue-Lekalake, Rosemary I.; Kriek, Jeanine; Steyn, Annelize; Van Heerden, Clarissa; Purdon, Lucy; Kruger, Christi; Kinnear, Marise; Taljaard-Swart, Hanri; Tuorila, Hely (Elsevier, 2022-10)
    An alternative Food Neophobia Scale (FNS-A) was developed in three studies to measure food neophobia (reluctance to eat and avoidance of trying new foods). In Study 1, the original food neophobia scale, FNS (Pliner, & ...
  • Antibacterial and anticandidal activity of Tylosema esculentum (marama) extracts 
    Chingwaru, Walter; Duodu, Kwaku Gyebi; Van Zyl, Yolandi; Schoeman, C.J.; Majinda, Runner T.; Yeboah, Sam O.; Jackson, Jose; Kapewangolo, Petrina T.; Kandawa-Schulz, Martha A.; Minnaar, Amanda; Cencic, Avrelija (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)
    Bean and tuber extracts of Tylosema esculentum (marama) - an African creeping plant - were obtained using ethanol, methanol and water. Based on information that T. esculentum is used traditionally for the treatment of ...
  • Antimicrobial activities of phenolic containing extracts of some tropical vegetables 
    Salawu, S.O.; Ogundare, A.O.; Ola-Salawu, B.B.; Akindahunsi, A.A. (Academic Journals, 2011-04)
    The present study sought to investigate the antimicrobial properties of phenolic containing extracts of Vernonia amygdalina (Va), Ocimum gratissimum (Og) and Manihot utilissima (Mu). Phenolic compound was characterized ...
  • Back-carrying in children is related to lower limb development 
    Van Aswegen, Mariaan; Czyz, Stanisław H.; Moss, Sarah J.; Steffens, Francois E. (MDPI, 2022-02-15)
    Back-carrying of children is a culturally accepted method of transport and safekeeping of babies in many cultures. Developmental consequences related to back-carrying practices have not been directly investigated. This ...
  • Bacteria and yeast isolation and characterisation from a South African fermented beverage 
    Moodley, Sanchia S.; Dlamini, Nomusa R.; Steenkamp, Lucia; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria) (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2019-11)
    Spontaneous fermentation of motoho, a Southern African non-alcoholic sorghum beverage, results in products with inconsistent microbiological and sensory quality. We aimed to identify the microorganisms involved in the ...
  • Bacterial species from retailed poultry eggs in Tshwane, South Africa : implication for consumers 
    Jambalang, Alexander Ray; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria); Botha, Francien Susanna (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017-11)
    Food safety is an important public health issue and governments across the world are intensifying their efforts to improve the quantity, quality and the safety of national food supplies. Bacteria, especially Salmonella ...
  • Basic psychological needs and self-determined motivation as drivers of voluntary simplistic clothing consumption practices in South Africa 
    Taljaard, Hanri; Sonnenberg, Nadine Cynthia (MDPI Publishing, 2019-07-09)
    Consumers’ clothing consumption is the cause of many social and environmental consequences, especially in emerging economies where consumption continues to escalate. It is therefore vital that consumers adopt more voluntary ...
  • Bioplastic film making properties of quality protein maize (QPM) zein 
    Baloyi, Julia Thandikile; Taylor, Janet; Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall) (Wiley, 2023-07)
    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 ...
  • Body shape versus body form : a comparison of the body shapes of female Swazi consumers with those of body forms used in apparel manufacturing 
    De Klerk, Helena Maria; Mabuza, Letsiwe Lindiwe; Adamski, Karien (South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences, 2014)
    Om goeie pas te verseker is dit belangrik dat klein- en grootskaalse klerevervaardigers klere vervaardig wat die groottes en liggaamsvorme van hul teikenmark sal pas. Vir die pas van klere maak groot- en kleinskaalse ...
  • Bundling innovations to transform agri-food systems 
    Barrett, Christopher B.; Benton, Tim G.; Cooper, Karen A.; Fanzo, Jessica; Gandhi, Rikin; Herrero, Mario; James, Steven; Kahn, Mark; Mason-D’Croz, Daniel; Mathys, Alexander; Nelson, Rebecca J.; Shen, Jianbo; Thornton, Philip; Bageant, Elizabeth; Fan, Shenggen; Mude, Andrew G.; Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele; Wood, Stephen (Nature Research, 2020-12)
    Coupling technological advances with sociocultural and policy changes can transform agri-food systems to address pressing climate, economic, environmental, health and social challenges. An international expert panel reports ...
  • Causes of food waste in a University food service operation : an investigation based on the systems theory 
    Lefadola, Boineelo Pearl; Viljoen, Annemarie T.; Du Rand, Gerrie Elizabeth (Africa Journals, 2023-08)
    The study applied the systems theory to investigate causes of food waste generation in the University food service operation. A qualitative, case study design was adopted. One-on-one interviews with food service managers ...
  • Chemical, antioxidant and sensory properties of pasta from fractionated whole wheat and Bambara groundnut flour 
    Oyeyinka, Samson A.; Adepegba, Adetutu A.; Oyetunde, Toyin T.; Oyeyinka, Adewumi T.; Olaniran, Abiola F.; Iranloye, Yetunde M.; Olagunju, Omotola F.; Manley, Marena; Kayitesi, Eugenie; Njobeh, Patrick B. (Elsevier, 2021-03)
    Pasta from whole-grain wheat is highly nutritious but has poor sensory properties. Hence, this study prepared pasta from fractionated whole-grain wheat flour enriched with 20% Bambara groundnut. The chemical, antioxidant ...
  • Comparative genome analysis of Bacillus sporothermodurans with its closest phylogenetic neighbor, Bacillus oleronius, and Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis groups 
    Owusu-Darko, Rodney; Allam, Mushal; Ismail, Arshad; Ferreira, Carlos A.S.; De Oliveira, Sílvia D.; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria) (MDPI, 2020-08)
    The Antarctic continent is widely considered to be one of the most hostile biological habitats on Earth. Despite extreme environmental conditions, the ice-free areas of the continent, which constitute some 0.44% of the ...
  • A comparative study of selected physical and biochemical traits of wild-type and transgenic sorghum to reveal differences relevant to grain quality 
    Kruger, Johanita; Ndimba, Roya J.; Mehlo, Luke; Barnabas, Alban; Kissmann, Jens; Ndimba, Bongani K. (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2017-06-07)
    Transgenic sorghum featuring RNAi suppression of certain kafirins was developed recently, to address the problem of poor protein digestibility in the grain. However, it was not firmly established if other important quality ...
  • Comparison of the microbial composition of African fermented foods using amplicon sequencing 
    Diaz, Maria; Kellingray, Lee; Akinyemi, Nwanneka; Adefiranye, Oyetayo Olaoluwa; Olaonipekun, Arinola B.; Romaric Bayili, Geoffroy; Ibezim, Jekwu; Du Plessis, Adriana Salomina; Houngbédji, Marcel; Kamya, Deus; Mukisa, Ivan Muzira; Mulaw, Guesh; Josiah, Samuel Manthi; Chienjo, William Onyango; Atter, Amy; Agbemafle, Evans; Annan, Theophilus; Ackah, Nina Bernice; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria); Hounhouigan, D. Joseph; Muyanja, Charles; Nakavuma, Jesca; Odeny, Damaris Achieng; Sawadogo-Lingani, Hagretou; Tesfaye Tefera, Anteneh; Amoa-Awua, Wisdom; Obodai, Mary; Mayer, Melinda J.; Oguntoyinbo, Folarin A.; Narbad, Arjan (Nature Publishing Group, 2019-09-25)
    Fermented foods play a major role in the diet of people in Africa, where a wide variety of raw materials are fermented. Understanding the microbial populations of these products would help in the design of specific starter ...
  • Cooking quality, nutritional and antioxidant properties of gluten-free maize – orange-fleshed sweet potato pasta produced by extrusion 
    Baah, R.O.; Duodu, Kwaku Gyebi; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad (Elsevier, 2022-06)
    Maize and orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) composite (100:0, 50:50, 70:30, 80:20) flours were extruded into pasta using a twin-screw extruder. The cooking quality, textural and nutritional properties of the pasta ...
  • COVID-19 pandemic lessons for agri-food systems innovation 
    Barrett, Christopher B.; Fanzo, Jessica; Herrero, Mario; Mason-D’Croz, Daniel; Mathys, Alexander; Thornton, Philip; Wood, Stephen; Benton, Tim G.; Fan, Shenggen; Lawson-Lartego, Late; Nelson, Rebecca; Shen, Jianbo; Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele (IOP Publishing, 2021-09-21)
    The COVID-19 pandemic provides both a warning about agri-food systems’ (AFS) functioning and an accelerator for AFS innovation. It revealed both the increasing frequency of extreme events and structural shortcomings ...
  • Crystalline and pasting properties of cassava starch are influenced by its molecular properties 
    Nuwamanya, Ephraim; Baguma, Yona; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad; Rubaihayo, Patrick (Academic Journals, 2010-01)
    This study was undertaken to detail starch characteristics among cassava varieties and compare them to their improved progenies. Cassava starch was extracted from roots of both the parents and progenies of two popular ...
  • Culinary practices : preparation techniques and consumption of Basotho cereal breads in Lesotho 
    Nkhabutlane, Pulane; De Kock, Henrietta Letitia; Du Rand, Gerrie Elizabeth (BioMed Central, 2019-10-24)
    Lesotho is a small country (30,350 sq.km with about 2.233 million population), completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. The people of the Kingdom of Lesotho are referred to as Basotho. This study aimed ...