Dawadawa is an African condiment produced solely from the spontaneous alkaline fermentation of African locust beans but production from other legumes such as Bambara groundnut to produce dawadawa-type condiments has become ...

Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) due to under nutrition is a major public health problem among children in Africa and other developing countries. Sorghum and bread wheat, which are important dietary staples in the semi-arid ...

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This research focused on studying the sensory quality of low fat bacon when pale, soft and exudative (PSE) pork is used during processing. Low fat bacon is different from normal bacon in that the amount of visible fat in ...

In developing countries, iron deficiency (ID) and the related iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) affects about 50 % of children and woman and about 25 % of men. In total, an estimated two billion people is affected worldwide. ...

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The dark, firm and dry (DFD) or dark-cutting condition causes large losses to both the cattle feedlot and meat industry due to its unattractive, dark red colour and its limited shelf life. Dark-cutting, is a direct consequence ...

Cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) are legumes recognised as a good source of proteins in developing countries. Cowpeas are mostly utilised as cooked whole seeds. This is often achieved only after boiling for up to 2 ...

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Sunflower oil-in-water emulsions, like salad dressings and mayonnaise, have a shelf life of 6-12 months at room temperature. The shelf life of these emulsions is usually limited by lipid oxidation leading to the formation ...