Nutritional properties of fufu analog produced from co-processing of cassava and cocoyam were studied. Cassava and cocoyam were fermented for 72 h, dried to obtain fufu flour. Proximate, functional, minerals, antinutritional factor, pasting properties, and sensory evaluation of various samples were determined. The results revealed that the moisture contents of the samples showed significant dif...

Plants in general, edible plants and legumes in particular commonly synthesized a range of secondary metabolites as part of their protection against attack by herbivores, insects and pathogens. Such secondary metabolites identified as antinutritional factors (ANF's) and naturally occurred as means to survive in adverse growing conditions. The term antinutritional refers to defense metabolites h...

The Berberis vulgaris (BV) plant has been extensively used as a traditional medicine in some part of Asian region especially in Western Asia. The BV fruits is claimed also to have anti-viral activities, and as a treatment for chronic candidiasis, indigestion and parasites. The present study was conducted to evaluate the antioxidative activity, nutritional and antinutritional composition of Berb...