Immature fig fruits did not support colonization and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus Lk. but became susceptible when ripe. While sun-drying on the tree, fruits were particularly vulnerable to fungal infection and colonization. Aflatoxin accumulation equaled levels frequently reported for such seeds as peanuts and cereal grains.

This study compared the effects of drying on beet pulp with and without added molasses by measuring the in sacco digestibility and composition including ®ber polysaccharides and minerals. Beet pulp was sampled before and after the addition of molasses from four different sugar processing plants within California. These samples were sub-sampled and then sun-, freeze-, or airdried. The percentage...

This study was done to evaluate the drying performance, efficiency, and effectiveness of five different types of improved low-cost solar driers in terms of moisture loss from two tropical African fish species Clarias gariepinus (African sharp tooth catfish) and Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) and testing the organoleptic characteristics of the dried samples. The driers used were made from ...

Cumin leaf are medicinal plants that used as treatment and useful for health. contain secondary metabolites, one of which is flavonoids. Flavonoids the largest phenolic compounds found in function antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, anticancer activities. The flavonoid content a plant can be affected by drying temperature manufacture simplicia. purpose this s...

Drying is a very basic process for reducing the moisture content of material or product. It oldest technique used to extend shelf life The idea dry in comparing cucumber and radish with same thickness shape sample. result different samples, operation time temperature impact drying kinetics. As results at open area naturally gave information have impacted rate drying. type sample specific chemic...

The high cost of animal protein sources has made it necessary to evaluate the use alternative plant especially unconventional proteins. Leucaena leucocephala (white lead tree) is a leguminous plant, leaves which have potential being used as source. leaf been analysed crude value 15.2-34.3%. were collected from forage section College Agriculture and Animal Sciences (CAAS) Mando, Kaduna. first gr...

Common sage (Salvia officinalis L.; Lamiaceae) is one of the most important herb known for its essential oil richness and extensive use in folk medicine. In the current study, we determined the effects of three drying methods on the chemical composition of the essential oil of Saliva officinalis L. The aerial parts of Saliva officinalis were collected from Iran at the full-flowering stage and d...

BACKGROUND Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) can be used to tackle vitamin A deficiency, a major public health problem in most developing countries. In East Africa, common ways of using sweetpotato include drying and subsequent storage. The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of drying and storage on the total carotenoid retention (as an estimate of provitamin A retention) from OFSP....