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Food and Nutrition Sciences (FNS) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in related areas. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of food and nut…
Christelle Laure Maguipa Tandzong, Pierre Désiré Mbougueng, Hilaire Macaire Womeni, Nathalie Mveugang Ngouopo
The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of different rates of dried cassava leafs in diet as replacement of protein sources on the weight gain and carcass yield of guinea-pigs, as well as on the physico-chemical and technological properties o…
Durand Dah-Nouvlessounon, Adolphe Adjanohoun, Haziz Sina, Pacôme A. Noumavo, Nafan Diarrasouba, Charles Parkouda, Yann E. Madodé, Mamoudou H. Dicko, Lamine Baba-Moussa
Kola nuts were regularly chewed by West Africans and Beninese in particularly. The aim of this study was to investigate nutritional and anti-nutrient content of three Benin’s kola nuts ( Cola nitida, Cola acuminata and Garcinia kola ). Proximate composition o…
John Owoicho Onuh, Dooshima Shiriki, Simon Terver Ubwa, Tseaa Shambe
Six microorganisms: four fungi— Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Rhizopus stolonifera, Penicillium marneffei , two bacteria— Erwinia carotovora and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated and identified from three rotten Dioscorea alata (water yam) varieti…
Chenin Treftz,   Zhang, Stanley T. Omaye
Hydroponic growing methods are growing in popularity and seem to have numerous benefits ( i.e. , environmental, increased product yields, year round growing) compared to soil grown crops. Although these advantages are attractive, they do not guarantee a high…
Qingmin Chen, Qingguo Wang, Maorun Fu
Huangguan pear ( Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd cv. Huangguan) is a pear cultivar that rapidly developed in China. However, rapid postharvest browning appearing in fruit peel and core during storage and shelf life pose a challenge for their marketing. The potentia…
Dongock Nguemo Delphine, Tchoumboue Joseph
The palynological and physico-chemical characterization of honey was investigated in the Sudano- Guinean zone of Cameroon through the melissopalynology analysis. Results showed that honey with the dark amber color was the most represented. Sweet honey with le…
Kimberly A. Baker, Inyee Y. Han, J. Bailey, Lauren Johnson, Edward Jones, Amy Knight, Mollye MacNaughton, Peter Marvin, Katherine Nolan, Rose Martinez-Dawson, Paul L. Dawson
Popcorn is a very social food, often shared with others and offered at many major sporting events, concerts, movies, and fairs. However, sharing may not be safe since microorganisms found on hands may be transferred onto the shared popcorn. This study was con…
Claudia Patrícia Álvarez Contreras, Lis Nery Nunes da Silva, Dilza Caroline Gomes Ferreira, Jeane dos Santos Ferreira, Rogeria Comastri de Castro Almeida
Although well known, Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that remains widely studied because of its high pathogenic potential and its ability to develop resistance to antibiotics routinely used in clinical practice. The present study investigated the occurre…
Bothaina Abd El Hakeem, Sraa Abu-Melha, Nanees Gad, Mona Alsheri
Background: In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), recent studies revealed increasing consumption of animal products and refined foods in the diet at the expense of vegetables and fruits. These dietary changes were accused of increasing the prevalence of both…
Antonio López-Espinoza, Alma Gabriela Martínez Moreno, Virginia Gabriela Aguilera Cervantes, Elia Valdés Miramontes, Luis Alfonso Mojica Contreras, Monica Navarro-Meza, Claudia Patricia Beltrán-Miranda, Ana Cristina Espinoza-Gallardo
Deprivation is an environmental experience that organisms are continually exposed to. However, few studies analyze deprivation effects on the consumption pattern during the post-deprivation period systematically. The aim of this study was to evaluate the depr…
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