ABSTRACT This study targeted two sweet potato varieties; TIS 87/0087, Umuspo3, evaluating their performance as composite flour with wheat at (30:70%) and (50:50%) respectively. Quality characteristics of the resultant production was analysed to ascertain its sensory properties. The Acceptable cake were produced from 70% wheat and 30% orange sweet potato flour (Sample 312) with regards to the colour due to the brilliant orange hue on it, it was accepted over Sample 309 (100% wheat flour). Sa...
ABSTRACT Musa paradisiaca is mainly grown in the tropical and subtropical countries and widely used for its nutritional values all over the world. The fruit as well as the peels and leaves are used to treat different diseases in human in traditional medicine. This study presents the mineral compositions and antifungal activity of ethanol extract of Musa paradisiaca peel and leaf.The ethanol extracts showed antifungal action against : Candidia albicans (peel:15.67±0.58, leaf: 12.67±0...
ABSTRACT Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. its symptoms begin between one day and two months after contracting the infection. Anthrax is spread by contact with the spores of the bacteria, which are often from infectious animal products. Contact is by breathing, eating, or through an area of broken skin. It does not typically spread directly between people. Risk factors include people who work with animals or animal products, travelers, postal workers, ...
ABSTRACT Vitamin A production from the carrot involves the extraction and encapsulation of the beta carotene content of the carrot. Beta-carotene is the dominant carotenoid in carrot amounting up to 80% of the total carotenoid content of carrots. which is aimed at improving the shelf life or storage quality and also the bioavailability of the beta-carotene content of carrot with the application of techniques and principles that enabled the separation of the beta-carotene content from th...
Abstract Infant and mortality is the death of a child or mother caused by diseases and other conditions related to pregnancy and child birth. It is a health indicator which shows if a country is developed, developing or underdeveloped. The leading causes of the misfortuneare high rate of poverty, lack of government hospitals in rural areas, fairness of hospitals and some cultural practices. It has implication not only to the family and community but also to the nation at large. TABL...
ABSTRACT . Microbial quality ofcommercially prepared yoghurt sold in umuahia was evaluated. Ten(10) differentbrands of Yoghurt was purchased randomly from hawkers and beverage stores inUmuahia urban and analyzed in the laboratory. Six (6) of the samples whereregistered by NAFDAC [ Sample A, B, C, D, E and F,] while four(4) others werenot registered [ Sample G, H, I, J.]. total viable count (TVC) of the samplesranged from 3.25x102 (sample B) to 5.0x104 (sample F) forregistered samples (A t...
ABSTRACT Pineapple (Ananas comosis) juice (PP) and Tiger``nut (Cyperus esculentus) milk (TN) were blended to a fruit drink. 100% pineapple was used as the control. The juice blend was stored for 72 hours at refrigerated temperature. The sensory analysis was carried out immediately after production. The physiochemical and microbial examination were carried out at 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours interval. Changes in pH, Total soluble solids, Total solids, Specific gravity and acidity were observed. Th...
Food poisoning syndrome results from ingestion of water and wild variety of food contaminated with pathogenic organisms (bacteria) and their toxins. Food poisoning must be suspected when an acute illness with gastrointestinal or neurological manifestation affect two or more persons or animals who have share a meal during the previous 24 to 72 hours. The term generally used encompasses both food related infection and food related intoxication. Food borne illness (FBI) often called food ...
ABSTRACT Rising cost of foodstuffs affect the welfare of majority of Nigerians who live below the poverty line of one dollar per day. The study examined the relative changes in prices of staple foods in Imo State. The study collected secondary data from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the yearly prices and quantities of staple foods in Imo State over a period of seven (7) years (2006-2012) .The Fisher’s Ideal Index was used to analyze the data. The study revealed that prices of stapl...
INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus often simply referred to as diabetes, is a group of chronic metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced, this high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of polyuria (frequent urination), polydipsia (increased thirst) and polyphagia (increased hunger) (Shoback et al., 2011).There are three main types of diabetes mellitus (DM...
Abstract A Java Ring is a finger ring that contains a small microprocessor with built-in capabilities for the user, a sort of smart card that is wearable on a finger. Sun Microsystem´s Java Ring was introduced at their Java One Conference in 1998 and, instead of a gemstone, contained an inexpensive microprocessor in a stainless-steel iButton running a Java virtual machine and preloaded with applets (little application programs). The rings were built by Dallas Semiconductor. Workstations at t...
ABSTRACT Street food vending has become an important public health issue and a great concern to everybody. This is due to widespread of food borne diseases, due to the mushrooming of wayside food vendors who lack an adequate understanding of the basic food safety issues. Major source contributing to microbial contamination are the place of preparation, utensils for cooking and serving, raw materials, time and temperature abuse of cooked foods and the personal hygiene of vendors. Various stu...
SECTION 1 1.0 Introduction Aspergillus species are ubiquitous opportunistic moulds that cause both allergic and invasive syndromes. The genus comprises approximately 180 species, of which 33 have been associated with human disease. Most infections are caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus, and Aspergillus niger (Lee J.Y., et al. 2001). Less commonly, Aspergillus nidulans can be implicated as the causative pathogen, especially in the setti...
CHAPTER 1 1.0INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF STUDY Cookies are a form of confectionery products usually dried to a low moisture content (Okaka, 2009). Compared to biscuits, they tend to be larger with a softer chewer texture. They are consumed extensively all over the world as a snack food and on a large scale in developing countries where protein and caloric malnutrition are prevalent (Chinma and Gemah, 2007).With the increased advocacy on the consumption of functional foods by world nutriti...
ABSTRACT All of us travel at least once in our life and when we are at a new place one of the major issue we face is that being naive to that place we don't know the roads and routes. There are times when you want to be at a particular place in a new city on time and you start your journey to reach that place on time, but as you are new and at the same time are not aware of the routes you get late. It is a good idea to have a map rather than getting confused about the roads in a new city. ...