Banana is one of the most important crops produced globally. It contains a wide variety of
valuable compounds and has interesting functional properties. Moreover, many by-products …

Fruits, vegetable, and root (FVR) crops are vital to achieve food and nutrition security (FNS),
especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, their perishable nature results in losses …

Unripe plantain has been considered as having commercial potential or used as an
ingredient for other foods. Information on the physicochemical and carotenoid properties of …

Utilizing unripe banana flour (UBF) has gained considerable interest recently due to its
functional components, particularly its resistant starch (RS), which could control obesity and …

Gardenia erubescens fruits are outstanding sources of essential nutrients as well as health-
promoting phytochemicals and minerals. However, fresh fruits are highly perishable and …

In all age groups globally, diabetes is a metabolic disease that is associated with oxidative
stress caused by reactive free radicals in the human system. In folklore medicine, plants …

This review describes some processes for converting plantain pulp into flour and semolina
and the influences that operating conditions can have on some of the technological …

This study aimed to assess the characteristics of flour and cookies produced from composite
plantain, breadfruit, and cinnamon blends. Six samples were created by combining the …

Reduction of postharvest losses through improved technique is studied in this work.
Pretreatment and drying, in particular, are important methods for using various tuber‐based …

The increasing implication of plantain flour in various food formulations calls for the need to
evaluate the effects of ripening stage, packaging materials, and storage duration on its …