Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an annual legume which is also known as peanut, earthnut, monkeynut and ground bean. Among the major oil seed crops, groundnut has some specific advantages because of its use in many food products. The present study is planned to characterize different groundnut varieties, grown under similar conditions, for their chemical composition and nutritional assay. Fa...

The groundnut plant has the ability to survive in areas of low rainfall because it is a legume and it increases soil fertility by fixing nitrogen in the soil. The study area is known by erratic and uneven rainfall while groundnut is the main cash crop in the area. The study identified the groundnut market outlets, factor affecting groundnut market outlet choice and identifies farm level women r...

Background: Replacement of the gluten is one of the challenging issues in the food industry, since producing nutritious and functionally acceptable gluten-free foods is difficult. The cake is a cereal-based product that attracts the consumers due to its various flavors, long shelf-life, and relatively low cost. Considering the competition in markets and the increased demand for functional and n...

The effect of ingestion of dietary oxidized groundnut oil on the histology of wistar rat brain (cerebral cortex), liver, and kidney were examined. Female weanling rats (Rattus norvegicus) were maintained for 12 weeks on intermittently thermoxidzed groundnut oil at 15% dietary level as part of a balanced diet. Fresh (unheated) groundnut oil served as the control. Histological examination of the ...

The increasing nutritional awareness of consumers has necessitated investigations into the incorporation nutrient dense underutilized crops such as Bambara groundnut and velvet tamarind baked products. This study was aimed at assessing suitability different proportions (80:15:5, 75:20:5. 70:25:5, 65:30:5) wheat, bambara groundnut, composite flours for cake production with 100% wheat flour contr...

In this study, hydrogen production performances of groundnut shells in a circulating fluidized bed gasifier is evaluated by employing previously developed and validated model. Basically, we simulate gasification system that connected to water-gas shift reactor, for purification with the temperature 1150 K. We find amount gas produced from increases 49.25 kmol 68.83 (per 1000 kg raw shells) when...