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Abdullahi AI*, Auta J, Abdullahi SA, Bolorunduro P and Onimisi HU

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2022.04.000186

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The effects of different processing methods on the nutritional composition and anti-nutritional factors of Lemna paucicostata were evaluated. Lemna paucicostat was subjected to four processing methods (blanching, fermentation, sun-drying and soaked in potash) to determine the effect of these treatments on proximate composition and anti-nutritional factors. Five samples of L. paucicostata were analyzed, raw, blanched, fermented, sun-dried and soaked in potash. The tests were carried out in triplicate for each treatment. Blanched L. paucicostata led to a significant (P≤0.05) increase in crude protein (37.13%) while the sample soaked in potash had the least crude protein (34.12%) when compared with other treatments. Highest percentage of ash content (22.12%) was obtained in the potash treated L. paucicostata while t..... ReadMore

Okoronkwo Christopher U*

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2022.04.000184

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Zobo drink was prepared and preserved with varying concentrations of chitosan inclusion (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 w/v) over a period of 28 days at room temperature (28°C - 32°C.). Samples were analyzed on weekly basis alongside an unpreserved (control) of zobo drink for vitamin /mineral and microbial quality. Nutritional quality parameters were also affected by chitosan inclusion. Ash (1.09 -2.20⁒) and phosphorus (17.33 -20.42mg/100g) were retained in chitosan treated samples but lost considerably in the Ochito (control). Similarly, vitamins C (2.05 -16.43mg/100g), B1( 0.01 -1.007 mg/100g), B2 (0.012 - 0.036mg/100g) and B3 ( 0.16 - 6.79mg/100g) were preserved during storage in the chitosan treated samples but were lost significantly (P<0.05) in the control. The microbial load of the control increased from 4.3 x 104 to 266.3 x 104 cfu/ml ..... ReadMore

Sawsan Hassan Mahassni* and Fatimah Saleh Bafarhan

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2021.04.000183

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Vitamin D has many important physiological functions in the body and is essential for the immune system. Vitamin D deficiency is a major widespread global public health issue. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and the counts of immune system cells and other hematological parameters in healthy Saudi and non-Saudi males and the differences between the two groups of subjects for the parameters. Fifty-four Saudi and 41 non-Saudi male subjects, with an age range of 35-45 years, were randomly chosen. Each group of subjects was divided into insufficient (levels at 30-70 nmol/l), deficient (levels < 30 nmol/l), and normal (control) (levels > 70 nmol/l) vitamin D3 (25-OH) levels. Results showed that RBC counts for Saudis were significantly higher for lower vitamin D levels, while for..... ReadMore

NK Gupta, SS Sharma*, Sunita Gupta, S Mukerjee, Suman Yadav, R Paliwal and RK Singhal

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2021.04.000182

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Moringa oleifera Lam. (2n=22) popularly known as Sehjan or Drum-stick is among important indigenous plant species of India. Indians are using it as a regular component of conventional edible food for nearly 5000 years. World Health Organization (WHO) has promoted this tree as an alternative to imported food supplies to treat malnutrition in poor countries [1,2]. The tree belongs to family Moringaceae. Genus Moringa oleifera has 13 species in the world out of which two species viz. Moringa concanensis Nimmo ex Dalz and Gibs and Moringa oleifera Lam exist in India. Moringa concanensis is a rare tree and found in the Aravalli hills of Rajasthan. Moringa oleifera Lam. is referenced in more than 80 countries including India and known in over 200 local languages due to its multifarious uses in the World. In arid region of India, it is very popu..... ReadMore

Oleg Khalidullin*

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2021.04.000181

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Recently, an interesting observation was discovered that a handful of earth contains as many living things as there are people on the entire planet: https://zen.yandex.ru/media/ id/5b8f98d7a9ab1900ab767c5e/vidy-organicheskih-udobrenii5ed38b6cd148e7005aa4e3b3. But this handful is taken from the soil of the wild. In the soil, chained in asphalt and concrete, there is no such thing. There is no such thing in fields with a single agricultural culture. There, all micro infrastructure has been destroyed by chemistry and elements for growing rice, wheat, potatoes. More than half of all land is taken from nature for such fields, dumps, ore and non-metallic landfills. In accordance with this, plants, insects and animals and their entire species are rapidly disappearing. In nature, everything is expedient. Every living cell and every leaf has its o..... ReadMore

Simona Sciuto*, Giovanna Esposito*, Luana Dell’Atti, Francesco Rossi, Maria Vittoria Riina, Gabriele Merlo, Luca Magnani, Alfredo Benso, Elena Maria Bozzetta and Pier Luigi Acutis

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2021.04.000177

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The demand for analytical methods for fish product authenticity has increased dramatically, particularly in rapid and non-destructive food authentication. Near-infrared (NIR) handheld devices can meet this need for fast, reliable, non-destructive and in situ analysis. Aim of this study was to verify fish fillets species by using a pocket-sized NIR sensor, called SCiO, a handheld NIR spectrometer that can easily scan solid and liquid samples. The species were chosen from among the most commonly sold on the market as fresh. Samples were divided in two groups, one for calibration and one for validation. The first was performed to set up the instrument and the second to cross-validate model performance. The fish species were correctly identified with a global accuracy between 93.97% and 96.58% and were all confirmed by a validated method base..... ReadMore

M Dangwe*, R A Ejoh, C M Mbofung

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2021.04.000176

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Chronic diseases are now the leading causes of mortality worldwide and represent 80% of death cases in developing countries [1]. The prevalence of chronic diseases related to diet is increasing generally in the world and particularly in Cameroon. Nowadays, many compositions of diet are changing due to urbanization. This work aims to determine the effect of culinary techniques on the chemical composition (lipid, sodium, fibers) of dishes with Bombax costatum, Cerathotheca sesamoïdes, Cassia tora and, sorghum in Sudano-Sahelian region of Cameroon. As part of the food consumed in the different families that constitute the sampling population, lipid content was found to be higher in stews of modern cooking techniques than in the old traditional cooking techniques. According to the Student test (P<0.05) stews cooked using the modern cooking t..... ReadMore

Erin M McKinley*

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2021.03.000175

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Use of cannabidiol (CBD), the non-psychoactive component, and delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC), the active psychogenic component in marijuana, is increasing in the United States as more states continue to legalize sales and consumption. As the public is becoming informed on the broad spectrum of therapeutic properties of these substances, including easing nausea and vomiting an increasing number of pregnant women are using marijuana to help with these issues...... ReadMore

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi and Snehasis Jana*

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2021.03.000172

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L-cysteine is a non-essential amino acid but may be essential for new-borns, the elderly, and individuals with specific metabolic disease or malabsorption syndromes. In this study the impact of the Trivedi Effect® on the isotopic abundance ratios of L-cysteine using LC-MS analytical techniques were analysed. The test sample L-cysteine was divided into Control and the Biofield Energy Treated sample. The treated L-cysteine sample received Biofield Energy Treatment (the Trivedi Effect®) remotely for ~3 minutes by Mr. Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, who was located in the USA, while the test samples were located in the research laboratory in India...... ReadMore

Haniel Soares Fernandes*

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2020.03.000169

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As soccer is sport with few opportunities to stop for rehydration during matches, strategies that help athletes and involved professionals with this athletes are highly necessary to guide with proposals how to help rehydrate the athlete before, during and after the matches, maintaining their performance and greating sport quality. However, the consumption of isotonic or hypotonic drinks in concentration 0.5 to 0.7 g sodium / L and with 4 to 6% carbohydrates (CHO) can be welcome before match, also isotonic drinks in concentration 0.5 to 0.7 g of sodium / L of water with 6 to 9% CHO offered every 15 or 20 minutes are important during match and hypertonic drinks in concentration 1 to 1.5 g of sodium / L with 9 to 10% should soon be ingested after the matches...... ReadMore

Thomas W Swerczek*

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2020.03.000168

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It has been shown that populations consuming primary rice had a strong negative correlation whereas population consuming primary wheat had a strong correlation on the severity of COVID-19 Infections in humans. This suggests that diet may play an important role in mitigating or exacerbating SARS-CoV-2 infections in humans. The type of dietary ingredients, especially sulfur-containing proteins and other sulfur-containing compounds may play an important role for the intestinal microbiome. Sulfur-containing compounds may be enhancing the growth of microorganisms, including coronaviruses. Protein types may play an important role in the composition of the intestinal microbiome. Although there is an urgent need for antivirals and vaccines for coronaviruses, in the meanti..... ReadMore

Kuo-Chen Chou

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2020.03.000167

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Kuo-Chen Chou*

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2020.03.000166

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Kuo-Chen Chou

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2020.03.000165

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In this short report, a very important paper in studying the right-handed twist of beta-sheets in proteins is recalled...... ReadMore

Kuo-Chen Chou

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2020.03.000164

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In this short report, the works on predicting the tight turns in proteins and their types are recalled...... ReadMore

Kuo-Chen Chou

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2020.03.000163

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In this short review paper, the significant and profound impacts of the enzyme diffusion-controlled reactions have been briefly presented with crystal clear convincingness...... ReadMore

Syed Junaid-ur-Rahman

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2020.03.000162

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The present study was carried out on different fortification techniques and salt combinations to select optimum technique and fortificant salt for fortification. Three techniques namely parboiling, dusting and extrusion technology were employed with reference to comparison between them. Four salts namely FeSO4 , ZnSO4 , ZnO and NaFeEDTA sourcing iron and zinc at different levels were utilized to fortify rice. It was found that best level of fortification for iron and zinc salts is 350mg/kg is 300mg/kg respectively and best suitable salts for fortification of rice are FeSO4 and ZnO. The best technique for fortification is parboiling...... ReadMore

Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2020.03.000161

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Asparagus racemosus has been successfully used as herbal medicine and also served as food. All the parts of this plant have therapeutically importance for treatment of stomach ulcer, liver disorders, inflammation, stress-related immune disorders, dyspepsia, can also act as galactogogue and decreases apoptosis. Its water and alcohol based extracts act as strong antioxidant, immunity booster and also have antitussive effects. It regulates blood fat and cholesterol levels. Its bioactive moieties like phytochemicals (saponins and flavonoids) used in various pharmacological activities. This mini review is enlightening the importance and its pragmatic approaches to cure many diseases...... ReadMore

Monika Seth

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2020.03.000160

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Thealarmingriseandincreasingprevalenceofobesityindevelopedaswellasdevelopingnations has made obesity as a major health concern globally. Obesity not only predisposes to life threateningconditionslikehypertension,cardiovasculardiseases,diabetesmellitus,andcancerbut also leads to premature mortality. Physical inactivity is a matter of grave concern globally as the wholeworldhasswitchedfromademandingphysicallyactivelifetoasedentarylifestyleexposing the populations to a myriad of healthcomplications...... ReadMore

Birhan Agmas

DOI : 10.32474/SJFN.2020.03.000159

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Assessment of the food safety status is a pro-active measure to minimize the risks foodborne intoxications resulted from foodborne pathogens like S. aureus. This study was conducted from October 2018 to April 2019 on S. aureus with the objective of assessing prevalence and associated beef contamination risk factors from ready-to-eat raw beef in Bahir Dar city with cross-sectional study design. About 101 raw beef samples were collected from butcheries using simple random sampling method for prevalence estimation of S. aureus using conventional culture method. Potential risk factors related to meat contamination were evaluated by using personal observation and questionnaire survey. The data were analyzed by using STATA software version 12.0 for descriptive statistics and logistic regression model. The prevalence of S. aureus in ready-to-ea..... ReadMore