The nutritional benefits of grain legumes such as cowpea and soybean in sub-Saharan Africa have not been fully utilized to alleviate problem of protein-malnutrition in this region. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the nutritional properties and sensory evaluation of snack food made from h...
Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Alamu, E.O.
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Popoola, I.O.
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Yomeni, M.
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[Nutritional and sensory properties: snack food made from high-quality cassava flour and legume blend]
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Nutritional and sensory properties: snack food made from high-quality cassava flour and legume blend
Maize has been targeted as one of the major crops for provitamin enrichment and delivery because it is an inexpensive and easily available source of food for millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. Although tropical-adapted yellow maize contains provitamin-A carotenoids that can be converted in...
Menkir, A.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Mengesha, W.
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Rocheford, T.
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Alamu, E.O.
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[Accruing genetic gain in pro-vitamin A enrichment from harnessing diverse maize germplasm]
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Accruing genetic gain in pro-vitamin A enrichment from harnessing diverse maize germplasm
Twenty-two genotypes of deep yellow fleshed D. dumetorum were analysed for carotenoids using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and for similarities in their provitamin A characteristics using Cluster Analysis (CA). The contribution of each carotenoid to provitamin A content was invest...
Alamu, E.O.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Ferede-Menkir, R.
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Popoola, I.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Gondwe, T.N.P.
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[Characterization and classification of the provitamin A carotenoids of deep yellow-fleshed bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) varieties]
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Characterization and classification of the provitamin A carotenoids of deep yellow-fleshed bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) varieties
In-depth information on dietary diversity and food consumption patterns in Zambian households is still scarce. This study, therefore, probed dietary intakes of mothers and their children living in households of two Zambian districts, Chipata and Monze, located in the eastern and southern province...
Alamu, E.O.
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Gondwe, T.
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Eyinla, T.E.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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[Assessment of dietary diversity of mothers and children of 6-24 months from eastern and southern provinces of Zambia]
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Assessment of dietary diversity of mothers and children of 6-24 months from eastern and southern provinces of Zambia
Bananas are important staples in tropical and sub-tropical regions and their potential as a source of provitamin A has recently attracted attention for biofortification. A collection of 189 banana genotypes (AAB-plantains, M. acuminata cultivars and bred hybrids) was screened to determine variabi...
Amah, D.
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Alamu, E.O.
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Adesokan, M.
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Biljon, A. van
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Swennen, R.
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Labuschagne, M.
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[Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification]
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Variability of carotenoids in a Musa germplasm collection and implications for provitamin A biofortification
Chinchin has been identified to be one the favoured food items and a much-relished pastry which has been eaten as dessert or snack. This study aimed at evaluating the nutritional quality and organoleptic properties of black-pepper enriched Chinchin produced from plantain-tigernuts composite flour...
Adelekan, E.O.
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Adegunwa, M.O.
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Adebowale, A.A.
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Bakare, H.A.
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Alamu, E.O.
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[Quality evaluation of snack produced from black pepper (Piper nigrum L.), plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) and tigernut (Cyperus esculentus L.) flour blends]
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Quality evaluation of snack produced from black pepper (Piper nigrum L.), plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) and tigernut (Cyperus esculentus L.) flour blends
Zambia has three primary agro-ecological regions, with each region having specific ecological characteristics. Region II agro-ecological zone of Zambia has low nutrient reserves and poor water holding capacity due to moderately leached clayey to loamy soil; this has led to low soybean productivit...
Alamu, E.O.
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Gondwe, T.
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Akinwale, G.
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Suzuki, K.
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Chisonga, C.
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Chigeza, G.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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[Impact of soil fertility management practices on the nutritional quality of Soybean (Glycine max (l.) Merr.) varieties grown in Eastern Zambia]
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Impact of soil fertility management practices on the nutritional quality of Soybean (Glycine max (l.) Merr.) varieties grown in Eastern Zambia
his study is aimed at supplementing Watermelon rind flour (WF) into cakes production with Plantain Flour (PF). Six cake samples were produced from the composite mixture of PF and WF in varying proportions of 100:0, 90:10, 80:20,70:30, 60:40 and 50:50. The composite flour of plantain-watermelon ri...
Fritters are flour-based snacks made from wheat flour, but a cheaper alternative is needed in a developing economy, such as Zambia, owing to the high cost of wheat. This study aimed at evaluating fritters produced from different sources: fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava flour (HQCF), and...
Alamu, E.O.
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Ntawuruhunga, P.
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Chileshe, P.
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Olaniyan, B.
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Mukuka, I.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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[Nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava and soy flour blends, and consumer preferences]
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Nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava and soy flour blends, and consumer preferences
A developed Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) calibration equation was used for determining provitamin A carotenoids contents of different trials of fresh yellow root cassava genotypes using a total of 50 cassava genotypes scanned twice by NIRS from 400 nm to 2498 nm. The NIRS calibra...
Alamu, E.O.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Felde, T. zum
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Kulakow, P.
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Parkes, E.
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[Application of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy in screening of fresh cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) storage roots for provitamin A carotenoids]
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Application of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy in screening of fresh cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) storage roots for provitamin A carotenoids