The present study investigated the phenolic profiles of the pulp and peel of nine plantain cultivars and compared them to those of two dessert bananas of commercial interest (Grand Nain and Gros Michel), alongside a newly created hybrid, resistant to black sigatoka disease (F568). Identification and quantification of phenolic compounds were performed by means of HPLC-ESI-HR-MS and HPLC-DAD. Hyd...

The acidity constants of some amino acids (Am) were determined by potentiometric pH titration. The stability constants of the 1:1 complexes formed between M2+: Ca2+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+ or Zn2+ and Am2-, were determined by potentiometric pH titration in aqueous solution (I = 0.1 M, NaNO3, 25°C). The order of the stability constants was reported. It is shown that the stability of the bi...

The fermentative ability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to grow and produce biomass protein from pretreated plantain banana peels as substrate was studied. Plantain had a moisture content 6.95±0.05%, ash (22.33±0.01%), (7.10±0.10%), fat (6.18±0.04%), crude fibre (13.99±0.20%) carbohydrate (43.45±0.10%). corresponding values 6.70±0.00%, 8.45±0.02%, 4.90±0.05%, 1.65±0.01%, 11.70±0.10% 66.60±0.70% in...

Dietary diversification necessitates the development of nutrient-rich and healthy food products from indigenous resilient crops for sustainable nutrition security in Nigeria. Both plantain lima bean are locally available, especially south west Nigeria, though is underutilized. The study developed pudding (momo) order to evaluate functional properties flour nutrient content product enhance utili...

Plantago lanceolata L. is a herb species with a broad distribution in grasslands throughout the temperate world. The leaf is highly palatable to grazing animals, providing a mineralrich forage. The species is rapid to establish, grows on a wide range of agricultural soils and is tolerant of drought and of many common diseases and pests. Two productive upright cultivars of plantain have been bre...

Background: Fatty acid mobilization and inflammatory response of adipose tissues vary in various depots, hence the response of fat-tailed and thin-tailed sheep breeds to different energy balances was hypothesized to be different due to differences in proportion and metabolism of various adipose depots in these breeds which may affect whole body insulin sensitivity. Objective: Current study aime...

the effect of ph, different concentration of tween 80 and calcium ion on the stability of limonene-in-water emulsions stabilized by various concentration of sodium caseinate (2, 5 and 10%) was evaluated. to this end, emulsions were prepared by ultrasound and their quality attributes including size distribution, mean diameter of droplets, specific surface area and span number were studied as a r...

BACKGROUND Crohn's disease is common in developed nations where the typical diet is low in fibre and high in processed food. Primary lesions overlie Peyer's patches and colonic lymphoid follicles where bacterial invasion through M-cells occurs. We have assessed the effect of soluble non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) and food emulsifiers on translocation of Escherichia coli across M-cells. METHO...