Potential of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc) Milk as a Probiotic Beverage—A Review

YY Murevanhema, VA Jideani - Critical reviews in food science …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterraenea (L.) verdc)(BGN) is a legume; its origin have been
traced back to Africa, and it is the third important legume; however, it is one of the neglected …

Hard-to-cook phenomenon in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) processing: Options to improve its role in providing food security

J Mubaiwa, V Fogliano, C Chidewe… - Food Reviews …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Indigenous legume crops are pivotal in providing proteins and food security to sub-Saharan
African rural communities, but most of these crops are underutilized because of the so-called …

Some physical and functional properties of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) obtained in sub-Saharan Africa

SE Ramashia, ET Gwata, S Meddows-Taylor… - Food Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
The study determined the physical properties of finger millet (FM)(Eluesine coracana) grains
and the functional properties of FM flour. Physical properties such as colour attributes …

Utilization of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) for sustainable food and nutrition security in semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe

J Mubaiwa, V Fogliano, C Chidewe, EJ Bakker… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an indigenous legume crop,
cultivated by subsistence farmers throughout sub-Saharan countries. Research findings …

Modeling of water absorption of Botswana bambara varieties using Peleg's equation

VA Jideani, SM Mpotokwana - Journal of Food Engineering, 2009 - Elsevier
Hydration kinetics of five bambara seed varieties from Botswana was studied by soaking in
water at temperatures 25–100° C in constant-temperature water bath for 0.5–24h using …

Effects of annealing, acid hydrolysis and citric acid modifications on physical and functional properties of starches from four yam (Dioscorea spp.) cultivars

KO Falade, OE Ayetigbo - Food hydrocolloids, 2015 - Elsevier
The effects of annealing, acid hydrolysis and citric acid modification on the physical and
functional properties of starches of four Nigerian yam cultivars were studied. Loose (0.3636 …

Physical and mechanical properties of tomato fruits as related to robot's harvesting

Z Li, P Li, J Liu - Journal of food engineering, 2011 - Elsevier
In order to better design, fabricate and control tomato harvesting robot, selected physical
properties such as height, diameter, sphericity, surface area, volume, total mass, mass of …

Determination of physical and mechanical properties of carrot in order to reduce waste during harvesting and post‐harvesting

A Jahanbakhshi, Y Abbaspour‐Gilandeh… - Food Science & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Lack of sufficient knowledge about the physical and mechanical properties of agricultural
products can result in higher waste of them. Due to the importance of carrot as an …

Physical properties of tung seed: An industrial oil yielding crop

V Sharma, L Das, RC Pradhan, SN Naik… - Industrial Crops and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Data on physical properties of seeds have significant importance for machinery and process
equipments design. This study was conducted to investigate some physical properties of …

Color, chemical and functional properties of plantain cultivars and cooking banana flour as affected by drying method and maturity

KO Falade, SA Oyeyinka - Journal of food processing and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Effects of drying method and maturity on color, chemical and functional properties of
plantain (A gbagba and O bino L'ewai) and cooking banana flour were investigated …