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Browsing Research Articles (Consumer Science) by Title
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Mabuza, Letsiwe Lindiwe; Sonnenberg, Nadine Cynthia; Marx-Pienaar, Nadene J.M.M.
(Elsevier, 2023-10)
Sustainable alternatives such as natural dyes are much-needed, but also highly dependent on consumer acceptance and cognizance of the benefits of natural dyes versus those derived from synthetic origin. This study explores ...
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Diedericks, Lizette; Erasmus, Alet C. (Aletta Catharina); Donoghue, Sune
(Elsevier, 2020-09)
Over time, researchers have explored and used diverse methodologies and innovative techniques to gain a better understanding of consumer behaviour. The laddering technique, in particular, has drawn considerable interest ...
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Van Heerden, S.M.; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina); Kruger, Rozanne; Smit, M.F.
(Elsevier, 2007-12)
Dorper and Merino lamb carcasses of the A age group with a fat code 2 (±7% SCF) from three main production areas in South Africa were used for this study. The right sides of the carcasses were used to determine the raw ...
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Makame, James; De Kock, Henrietta Letitia; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad
(Wiley, 2023-08)
Child malnutrition is an endemic public health problem in Africa. Infants are supposed to receive complementary foods from about 6 months onwards, as breastmilk alone no longer provide adequate nutrients. Commercially ...
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Mehlomakulu, Ngwekazi Nwabisa; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad
(Taylor and Francis, 2022)
Moringa oleifera: Lam. is a plant species that has found a multitude of applications from health, water clarification and as a food source. In particular, the tree leaves have been consumed in various countries were it is ...
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Jacobs, Bertha Margaretha; De Klerk, Helena Maria
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-05)
The purpose of this study was to explore the role that female consumers’ apparel shopping scripts play in the adoption of the Internet for apparel purchasing from a social-cognitive approach. In this study, the focus was ...
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Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall); De Kock, Henrietta Letitia; Makule, Edna; Adebowale, Olalekan Jimi; Hamaker, Bruce R.; Milani, Peiman
(Elsevier, 2022-03)
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) suffers from both undernutrition and overnutrition. Wholegrain cereal foods can help address both nutritional challenges. Food quality issues are rancidity, coarse texture and negative consumer ...
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Ogundele, Opeoluwa Mayowa; Gbashi, Sefater; Oyeyinka, Samson A.; Kayitesi, Eugenie; Adebo, Oluwafemi A.
(MDPI, 2021-10-11)
The infrared heating of preconditioned cowpea improves its utilization and potential application
in food systems. This study investigated the effect of optimizing preconditioning and infrared
heating parameters of ...
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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 ...
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Magano, Nomzamo N.; Du Rand, Gerrie Elizabeth; De Kock, Henrietta Letitia
(MDPI, 2022-02-09)
Information on what drives consumers to like or dislike bread is needed to provide insight
on developing gluten-free (GF) bread, using indigenous and sustainable crops in Africa, such as
sorghum and millet. Consumer ...
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Aijuka, Matthew; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
(Elsevier, 2019-09)
Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) is a leading cause of foodborne illness associated with intestinal disease. While known over the years that contamination of food sources occurs via the oral faecal-route, the mechanisms ...
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Erasmus, Alet C. (Aletta Catharina); Donoghue, Sune; Sonnenberg, Nadine Cynthia
(South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences, 2011)
Benewens die werkverrigting van huishoudelike toerusting word hulle in moderne huishoudings ook as belangrike tyd- en arbeidbesparende hulpmiddels beskou. Die toenemende belangrikheid van handelsmerke, ontwerp en gesofistikeerde ...
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Pretorius, Adeline; Wood, Paola; Becker, Piet J.; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria
(MDPI, 2022-08-11)
Tailored obesity management includes understanding physical activity (PA) and its context,
ideally in childhood before the onset of health risk. This cross-sectional study determined, by sex
and population, the PA of ...
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Khoza, Minenhle; Kayitesi, Eugenie; Dlamini, Bhekisisa C.
(MDPI, 2021-11-23)
This study aimed to investigate the proximate composition, mineral content, functional
properties, molecular structure, in vitro starch digestibility, total phenolic content (TPC), total
flavonoid content (TFC) and ...
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Dorothy, Mokoena Z.; Suinyuy, Terence N.; Lubaale, John; Peter, Bamidele O.
(Wiley Open Access, 2023-08)
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 ...
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Venter, Anton; Fisher, Hendrik Johannes (Hennie); Stafford, Gary I.; Duodu, Kwaku Gyebi
(Wiley, 2022-07)
This study determined the anthocyanin profile of pigmented flower extracts from some Geraniaceae and Lamiaceae plant species found in South Africa, and their thermal and oxidative stability to assess their potential food ...
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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 ...
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Thow, Anne Marie; Viljoen, Annemarie T.; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina); De Kock, Henrietta Letitia; Du Rand, Gerrie Elizabeth; Gericke, Gerda J.; Negin, Joel
(Cambridge University Press, 2017-04)
As the emerging burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases establishes itself firmly alongside food insecurity and undernutrition in urban centres, nutrition policy research needs to consider in more detail the ...
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Fasogbon, Beatrice Mofoluwaso; Ademuyiwa, Oluwaseun Hannah; Bamidele, Oluwaseun Peter; Wahab, Ibukunoluwa Elizabeth; Ola-Adedoyin, Abimbola Theresa; Alakija, Oluwabukunmi
(Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition, 2021-03)
Each day since December 2019, increasing numbers of cases of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infection are being detected as it spreads throughout all continents of the world except Antarctica. The virus is ...
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Ferreira, Dominique; Marx-Pienaar, Nadene Johanna Maria Magdalena; Sonnenberg, Nadine Cynthia
(South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences, 2016)
Addressing the fast-paced lifestyles that postmodern consumers lead, and the impact thereof on the natural environment, is high on the agenda in many political, economic, academic and social circles. Issues relating to the ...