Diet Diversification and Priming with Kunu: An Indigenous Probiotic Cereal-Based Non-Alcoholic Beverage in Nigeria

JK Ndukwe, CC Aduba, KT Ughamba, KO Chukwu… - Beverages, 2023 - mdpi.com
Kunu is a fermented non-alcoholic beverage consumed all over Nigeria. The drink is served
as an alternative to alcohol due to its perceived extreme nourishing and therapeutic …

Beyond the bottle: exploring health-promoting compounds in wine and wine-related products—extraction, detection, quantification, aroma properties, and terroir …

C Marques, LT Dinis, MJ Santos, J Mota, A Vilela - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Health-promoting compounds in wine and wine-related products are important due to their
potential benefits to human health. Through an extensive literature review, this study …

High-Throughput Sequence Analyses of Bacterial Communities and Multi-Mycotoxin Profiling During Processing of Different Formulations of Kunu, a Traditional …

CN Ezekiel, KI Ayeni, OT Ezeokoli, M Sulyok… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Kunu is a traditional fermented single or mixed cereals-based beverage popularly
consumed in many parts of West Africa. Presently, the bacterial community and mycotoxin …

Millet Based Functional Foods: Bio‐Chemical and Bio‐Functional Properties

I Amadou - Functional foods, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Millets are a major food source in arid and semi‐arid parts of the world. Millets are good
sources of energy as well as protein, fatty acids, minerals, vitamins, dietary fibre and …

[HTML][HTML] Multifactorial characterization of nutritional and quality profiles of organically-sweetened Kunun-zaki beverage

OS Jolayemi, A Ojo, HN Ayo-Omogie, VN Enujiugha - Measurement: Food, 2023 - Elsevier
Increased risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such obesity, Type-2 diabetes,
cardiovascular illnesses, and dental health issues has been associated with excessive …

Enhancing the antioxidative capacity and acceptability of Kunnu beverage from gluten-free pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) through fortification with tigernut sedge …

AA Badejo, U Nwachukwu, HN Ayo-Omogie… - Journal of Food …, 2020 - Springer
Kunnu is an infamous non-alcoholic beverage among the inhabitants of Sub-Saharan Africa.
It is a fermented product commonly made from millet, sorghum or corn and relatively cheap …

Millet food products

V Hema, M Ramaprabha, R Saraswathi… - Handbook of Millets …, 2022 - Springer
Recent trends in globalization of non-diversified diet of energy-dense cereals fuel the rise in
diabetes and heart disease. Hence, millets have become a major part of the present food …

Use of Lactobacillus plantarum as Starter Culture and Its Influence on Physicochemical, Microbiological, and Sensory Characteristics of Kunnu-Aya Produced from …

OA Olaoye, J Ndife, VI Raymond - Journal of Food Quality, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Kunun-aya is a traditional nonalcoholic beverage in the northern part of Nigeria, normally
prepared from cereals. In this investigation Lactobacillus plantarum, isolated from fermenting …

Microbiological and Organoleptic Quality Characteristics of Laboratory Produced Date Fruit-based Kunun-zaki

JO Egbere, CE Odu, IA Onyimba, AC Ngene… - European Journal of …, 2021 - ejbio.org
In the quest to produce an acceptable local beverage that could serve as an alternative
variety to kunun-zaki for many millions of Nigerians who take the cereal-based beverage as …

Proximate, Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)-Based Kunun-zaki with Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) Inclusion.

T Michael, SO Owa, AO Olojede… - Tropical Journal of …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
Kunun-zaki is a cereal-based fermented refreshing drink popular in the Northern region of
Nigeria and has become accepted in other parts of the country. Granted is the fact that …