» Chapter One 1.1 History Of Soybeans 1.2 Uses Of Soybeans 1.3 Composition Of Soybeans 1.4 Nutritional Quality Of Soybeans 1.5 Antinutritional Factors 1.6 Trypsin Inhibitor 1.7 Haemagluttins 1.8 Soybeans Saponings 1.9 Protein Quality Of Soubeans 1.10 Aims And Objectives Chapter Two 2.0 Literature R…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE Introduction The oil palm is a monocotyledon belonging to the species Elaeis. It is a perennial tree crop and the highest oil producing plant, yielding an average of 3.7 t of oil per hectare per year in Malaysia. The crop is unique in that it produces two types of oil. The ¯eshy mes…Continue Reading »
» Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical and sensory properties of maize, soybean and tigernut based infant food that could be adoptable at house hold level by rural dwellers. Randomized Study Design was adopted for the study: Soybean seeds were washed, soaked overnight, cooked, deh…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The research work will look into the impact of inventory control and planning in stores administration in fan milk industry owerri. This work is divided into five chapters, the first chapter will look into the introduction, background of the study, research questions, limitation of the stud…Continue Reading »
» TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES Title page i Certification ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Table of Content vi CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1 CHAPTER TWO 2.0 History of Nutritional Disorder 5 2.1 Literature Review 5 2.2 Diagnosis of Nutritional Disorder 8 2.3 Causes and Symptoms 9 2.4 Effect of malnutr…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION Food Irradiation is the process of exposing food to ionizing radiation to disinfect, sanitize, sterilize, preserve food or to provide insect disinfestation. (wikipedia.org) Food irradiation is sometimes referred to as cold pasteurization or electronic …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT 24 samples of different brands of yoghurt were collected from 2 popular Lagos market and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer was used for the determination of heavy metals i.e. Lead, Cadmium and Chromium. 100% of the samples were found to have the concentration of heavy metals below…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION Concern about the wholesomeness and safety of our foods has increased dramatically, particularly in those countries where food shortage is not a problem. Increasing understanding of, and interest in technological matters on the part of the consumer and…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Occupation hazards constitute a major threat to an active workforce. Fricidences such as back pain, contact dermatis, fracture shoulder and wrist problem, cuts and burns and some of the ill health and injuries suffered by people at work. Valueable man hours are l…Continue Reading »
» Abstract Production of biscuit using composite wheat / Abacha / African yam bean flour was investigated. Cassava root from one year old was used for the production of Abacha flour. Thin slices of boiled peeled tubers were soaked in water for 12 hours before drying and milling into Abacha flour. Afr…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Complementary foods were formulated using sorghum, African yam bean and crayfish. The nutrient composition, functional properties and organoleptic attributes of the formulated complementary foods were investigated. The different flours were combined in the ratios of; 70:20:5, 80:15:5, 75:20…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Biscuits are the major products produced by the biscuit and crackers industries. Flour confectionery describes a large range of flour based goods other than bread manufactured from batter sponge or dough by mixing, kneading and may be crea…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM) 1.1.1 ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION Despite many years of investigation, it has not been possible to determine accurately when and where the first cultivated wheat originated. At the beginning of recorded history, wheat was…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Definition: Protein hydrolysate could be defined as the end product of protein hydrolysis using chemical and enzymic methods. Protein hydrolysate have many uses in specialty foods such as non allergenic infant formular, diets foods and other special nutritional foods. The…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Fruits are part of a plant that houses seeds or flesh covering of nuts or succulent they are pulpy in character often juice and since they develop from flowers of plants they consist of the ripened seed or seeds with some edible tissue attached ( Iheoronye and …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Herbs and spices have long been used by ancient civilsations for culinary, medicinal and cosmetic uses. With modernization and the development of patent medicines, the use of natural cures and elixirs decrease in popularity. Nowadays, disillusionment with syn…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to identify the effect of availability of equipment on students’ performance in Foods and Nutrition. The research is imperative in that the findings of the study will assist government and other key stakeholders in education to provide support towards th…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE Fufu is a dough " like consistency prepared from predominantly starchy material by pounding the boiled material or by cooking a non gelatinized powder or paste icold o hot water (krama and maz 1972) This is usually eaten with soup or (ownueme, 1978) Ngoddy and Ihekoronye 1985) Fufu is…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Many producers of yoghurt are confused on the methods and process of producing yoghurt, consequently, producing substandard yoghurt which may not meet the taste of the consumer. However, this research work is aimed at developing appropriate process of producing yoghurts. The research work i…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Palm kernel, coconut and melon oils were extracted and refined. Their physical and chemical characteristics were examined. The refined oils were blended to produce three samples of margarine: palm kernel oil margarine (PKO), palm kernel and coconut oils margarine were tested for free fat…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Micro organisms associated in fermentation of castor bean seeds "ogiri" (COSO) were investigated. Organisms islated include micrococcus, Bacillus and proteus. Soyabean paste was produced and divided into three portions, one portion was inoculated with the pureculture from caster beanseed "o…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Yoghourt is a fermented milk product, produced with a yoghurt starter culture which is a mixed culture of streptococcus thermophilus and lactobacillus bulgaricus in a 1:1 ratio. S thermophilus enjoys a faster growth than L hulgricus. It adds flavours and aroma to the yoghu…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Raw African Yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) was subjected to various processing methods Viz: steeping in water for 6 hr and then boiling for 10, 20, 30, minutes respectively (samples B); steeping in water for 12 hours and then boiling for 10, 20, 30, minutes respectively (sample C) and f…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 PALM WINE Palm wine is a milky alcoholic beverage produced from the inflorescence of palm tree it is the most widely used and cherished natural traditional alcoholic beverage especial in the southern part of Nigeria, and is the juice of the oil paolm ( Elac…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Additives is “any substance the intended use of which result or may reasonably be expected to result directly or indirectly in its becoming a component or otherwise affecting the characteristics of any food” (United States Government 1981). Additi…Continue Reading »
