ABSTRACT Human breast milk is universally recognized as the optimal food for term infants. Fatty acids play important roles in biological systems and the newborn’s fatty acid requirements are wholly met by the mothers’ breast milk. Although there have been many studies on fatty acid composition of human milk from Western countries and Africa, there is little information about that in the Kenyan population. This study was conducted to characterize and analyze quantitatively the fatty acid ...
ABSTRACT Spontaneously fermented milks are integral to human diets in many African communities. These products have found their way into the informal market posing a public health concern because their quality and safety is not ascertained. Consequently, there is need to isolate and identify microbial strains with superior fermentative qualities and attributes of health qualities as starter cultures to commercialize production as well as profile potential microbial hazards. The aim of this st...
ABSTRACT Cassava is an important staple crop and its starch is an important source of biomaterial for food and non-food industries. Processing of cassava is very important due to its rapid postharvest deterioration and cyanide content, but it can also add value and provides employment opportunities. There is a correlation between cyanogenic poison and poverty in communities where cassava is a staple food. Therefore development of starches occupies a central position in the quest for cassava c...
ABSTRACT Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) processing fruits play an important role in the national economic development of Rwanda. Although these SMEs have received assistance from the government, they still face many constraints that hinder their development. For example, their access to both local and export markets is limited due to poor quality of their products. A study was conducted using a cross-sectional study design, to assess the compliance of the food SMEs with national an...
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ABSTRACT The aim of the research was to determine the occurrence of antibiotic residues in milk in Gweru. The population consisted of twenty-eight farmers. Ten farmers were randomly selected from the population. The average volume that the farmers supply to dairy processing companies was twenty thousand liters during the time of sampling. Raw milk was sampled in two hundred and fifty mls sterile sample bottles. The samples were frozen up to the time of analysis. Detection and quantitation of ...
ABSTRACT This study was initiated to identify the dominant microbial species and investigate their activities during the fermentation of soybeans to daw adaw a. The dominant microorganism s present in both the boiled and roasted soydaw adaw a, which were spontaneously fermented for 72 h, were isolated, characterized and identified using an API kit. The proteinase and a -a m y lase activities o f the microorganism s were determined. Q quality indices such as pH, m oisture, protein and fat con...
ABSTRACT Kenkey is a traditional fermented cornmeal product that is native to the coastal regions of Ghana. The traditional method of cooking Ga-kenkey takes a lot of time and features a high degree of variability in the sensory attributes of the kenkey balls. A major source of variability is due to the way the Ga-kenkey balls are arranged in the cooking pot in relation to the amount of water used in cooking. The objective of this study was to develop a cooking process that would reduce the...
ABSTRACT Kenkey, is a maize based sour, stiff dumpling, and it is among the most common fermented cereal food products in Ghana. There are several types of kenkey, and while some are made from whole maize grains others are produced using degermed/and dehulled maize grains. The kenkey types made using dehulled maize grains are less popular and have largely remained at the level of “ethnic food”, restricted to very few socio-cultural communities. Current trends in urbanization, and the incr...
ABSTRACT Globally three (3) billion people use inefficient cook stoves and fuels and the smoke emitted from these cook stoves leads to 4.3 million deaths per year. In Ghana, 70% of households use traditional cook stoves and solid fuels whose emissions lead to 17,000 deaths every year with 50% of them being children under five (5) years of age. Whilst the negative health impacts of the emissions generated by these cook stoves is increasingly being recognized, there are limited varieties of imp...
ABSTRACT Honey is the most commercialized bee product in Ghana. It is utilized by all age groups and religious bodies with increasing demand. However, the production, packaging and handling has been associated with unsanitary and unhygienic practices with scanty documented information on production practices. Most of the artisanal honey are also mainly retailed in places where environmental conditions and handling practices do not meet fundamental food hygiene standards. This study sought to ...
ABSTRACT Background: Adolescent offenders in juvenile detention centers are generally dependent on the centers for their nutrient intakes, and therefore their food selection may be limited, which could have a negative consequences for their nutritional status. We examined the nutritional status of adolescent inmates at the Senior Correctional Centre, Junior Girls Correctional Centre and the Boys Remand Home in Accra Methods: The study was cross-sectional involving inmates (N= 79) between 13-1...
ABSTRACT While fish and fish oil promote good health, increasing environmental pollution may introduce heavy metals into the fish which may render them injurious to health. Nine commonly consumed fish samples in Ghana, five from marine sources and four from freshwater sources were analysed for their heavy metal contents. The heavy metals are Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As) and Selenium (Se). The fish samples are Herring (Sardinella species), Redfish (Red mullet), Mackerel...
Knowledge about body composition is essential when one considers nutritional status, body weight, and health. Excess body fat is associated with chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, coronary heart diseases and strokes, while underweight or under-nutrition in adults can result in reduced work capacity and affect productivity. Both conditions exist in developing countries. Research on body composition is widespread in developed countries. Literature is, however, not readily availab...
ABSTRACT Tiger nut and millet are indigenous crops in Ghana. These crops have been on the radar recently due to their versatile applications in food processing and their increase in consumption by low-income households. The nut is rich in fermentable carbohydrates and resistant starch, rich in fiber and micronutrients, and it is an ideal candidate for synbiotic foods. The objective of this study was to utilize whole tiger nut in dairy-cereal based beverage, make the product synbiotic, and ass...