Awareness on nutritive value and health benefits of rice is of vital importance in order to
increase the consumption of rice in daily diet of the human beings. In this study, a total of six …

Germination of seven selected commercially important grains was studied to establish its
effects on the nutritional and chemical composition. The changes in the concentration of the …

We investigated the chemical nutrient composition of 15 selected indigenous and five of the
newly introduced hybrid rice varieties in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The rice cultivars were field …

The proximate compositions were estimated using compositional analysis of Association of
Official Analytical Chemists, while the mineral element contents were determined using …

Physicochemical, antioxidant, phenolic profile and muffin-making properties of white, yellow
and purple corn accessions were evaluated. HPLC analysis revealed the presence of ferulic …

Due to its significant medicinal property, nutritional worth and energy value, onions (Allium
cepa L.) impart numerous health benefits to users. The comparative study was conducted to …

De-oiled rice bran (DORB) is a potentially useful by-product of the rice bran oil industry.
DORB may prove to be an important protein source, and also contains many other …

Overcoming malnutrition in all of its forms-caloric undernourishment, micronutrient
deficiencies and obesity requires a combination of interventions in different areas that …

Rice is the second most important food crop in Malawi, after maize. Some studies have
reported on losses of macro-and micronutrients in rice grains subjected to different polishing …

Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine and compare the proximate and
mineral (Fe, Zn, Mn, Mg, Se) composition of locally produced polished and unpolished rice …