Musa paradisiaca, Tectona grandis and Thalia geniculata leaves used in the past as wrapping materials of Olèlè (steamed dough cowpea enriched to shrimps other condiments), are being abandoned favor metal cans. This situation contributes lost identity this traditional food product. Two processing methods which differ dehulling techniques practiced obtain also called Magni magni or Moin moin. The...

Wild edible plants are extensively used worldwide to supplement food, nutrition and medicine. To find out the present diversity, status utility patterns of wild (WEPS) in biodiversity-rich Indian Eastern Himalayan state Arunachal Pradesh, for purpose plant identification conservation potential species, a systematic review publication was made. A total 662 species belonging 340 genera 124 famili...

One cost-effective strategy for controlling iron deficiency is the fortification of staple foods or condiments with iron. We evaluated the effectiveness of fortifying fish sauce with NaFeEDTA for improving iron status in women of childbearing age in Vietnam in a double-blind intervention with randomization by village. All families in the selected villages were supplied with fish sauce that was ...

A comparison of physicians' fees in the Colonial period with those of today should reveal much of interest and value. Numerous daybooks are available establishing the sums paid to the physician in the currency of the time, but obviously direct comparisons cannot be made because of the change in the purchasing value of the units. Consultation with historians, sociologists, and economists has ind...

Diospyros capricornuta is an endemic species widely distributed along the coast of Tanzania that used as food condiments and traditional medicine. The chemical compositions leaves, stem-bark, root-bark extracts; their bioactive potentials against Aspergillus flavus parasiticus were investigated. samples D. extracted using Soxhlet apparatus resultant extracts analyzed Gas Chromatography-Mass Spe...

While fortification of staple foods and condiments has gained enormous global traction, poor performance persists throughout many aspects of implementation, most notably around the critical element of regulatory monitoring, which is essential for ensuring foods meet national fortification standards. Where coverage of fortified foods is high, limited nutritional impact of fortification programs ...

The aim of this study was to determine the intake and food sources of potassium and the molar sodium:potassium (Na:K) ratio in a sample of Australian pre-school children. Mothers provided dietary recalls of their 3.5 years old children (previous participants of Melbourne Infant Feeding Activity and Nutrition Trial). The average daily potassium intake, the contribution of food groups to daily po...

Capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.), commonly known as pepper, sweet pepper or bell pepper, belongs to the family Solanaceae and is one of the most important vegetable crops in the world. This indispensable item of kitchen occupying an important place in Indian diet is consumed daily in one or the other form as a condiment and spice, vegetable, adding colour, flavour, pungency and piquancy to various...