The food sector includes several large industries such as canned food, pasta, flour, frozen
products, and beverages. Those industries transform agricultural raw materials into added …

Nigeria receives copious annual precipitation to nourish its forests and agriculture, it has an
extensive river drainage system, and it possesses valuable mineral deposits that stimulate …

Specific biochemical properties and textural attributes determine the final quality and
acceptability of yam food products. This study assessed the flour and cooking qualities …

Starchy staples are the main source of energy for most of the global population, and future
growing populations and limited arable land areas dictate that reducing post-harvest losses …

Herbal medicines have been applied in clinical treatment worldwide, whose significant
curative effect attracts considerable global research attention. However, as the herbal …

Contamination of foods by fungi and subsequent synthesis of mycotoxins in situ is a global
menace. This is attributed to biotic and abiotic factors. There are several reported incidences …

Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) is a root and tuber crop throughout West Africa and has
significant nutritional, economic, and cultural value, which underpins its importance for the …

Abstract Corydalis Rhizoma (CR, Yanhusuo in Chinese) has been widely used as an
analgesic in herbal medicine and functional food. Cases of fungal and mycotoxin …

Swallow is a local parlance used by Nigerians to describe ready-to-eat pasty foods rich in
carbohydrates which include fufu, pounded yam, amala, eba, lafun, tuwo, among others; …

This study was carried out to determine the proximate composition and the potential heavy
metal health risk that may be associated with the consumption of wasawasa, a dish made …