Information on insects as food in Nigeria was collected by reviewing the literature of what
scientists have done locally in the country. A list of 22 edible insect species from six orders …

Nutritional and antinutritional qualities, and functional properties of raw and electron beam-
irradiated (doses: 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 15 and 30kGy) lotus seeds were studied. Seeds were …

Stevia rebaudiana leaf was investigated for it's proximal composition, mineral content and
phytochemical screening. Further, fatty acid analysis of leaf oil was also carried out using …

Qualitative determination of chemical and nutritional composition of Piliostigma thonningii,
an underexploited crop seed in Nigeria, was carried out. Seeds of P. thonningii were found …

In this study, chemical composition of canes which were sampled from ten different grape
cultivars was investigated. For the determination of total phenolics, total flavanols and total …

Objective To investigate the toxic implications of ethanolic stem bark extract of Azadirachta
indica (A. indica) at 50, 100, 200 and 300 mg/kg body weight in Wistar rats. Methods Fifty …

Background and Objectives: Insects have played an important part in the history of human
nutrition in Africa. The main objective of this research was to assess the nutritional value of …

Minerals and heavy metal concentrations of 23 plants (arial parts, leaves, bark, stem, root,
rhizome, dried berries, seeds) possessing health-promoting effects and used in indigenous …

Macrotermes nigeriensis is a gregarious termite that is eaten as a delicacy in different parts
of Nigeria and several other African countries. The concentrations of proximate, minerals …

We examined the potential of antibody-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube
(SWNT) field-effect transistors (FETs) to use as a fast and accurate sensor for a Lyme …