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Effects of alkali treatment on tannins and phytates in red sorghum, white sorghum and pearl millet
(www.biosciences.elewa.org, 2010-07-13)
Objective:Tannins and phytates anti-nutrients are abundant in sorghum and millet; they reduce the nutrient value and organoleptic properties of foods. Alkali treatment was therefore employed to detoxify them.
Methodology ...
Bioactive fractions in the stem charcoal of Ozoroa insignis used by the pastoral communities in West Pokot to preserve milk
(2010-02-09)
Objective: To determine the potential of Ozoroa insignis Del to preserve milk as practiced by the pastoralists of West Pokot, Kenya.
Methodology and results:The aqueous and organic solvents extracts of the peeled stem ...
Effect of perforated blue polyethylene bunch covers on selected postharvest quality parameters of tissue-cultured bananas (Musa spp.) cv. Williams in Central Kenya
(2010-12)
Banana farming in Kenya has recently moved from subsistence to commercial farming. There is therefore the need to produce high quality fruits that are visually acceptable, have good postharvest quality attributes and ...
Evaluation of Ziziphus abbysinica fruit paste as used by the pastoral community of West Pokot, Kenya for the preservation of fresh pork sausages
(2012)
The pastoralists from West Pokot district have used the fruit paste of Ziziphus abyssinica A. Rich (AZA), to process and preserve meat over a long period of Time. This study tests the
effectiveness the herb to preserve ...
Production and characterization of wine from mango fruit (Mangifera indica) varieties in Kenya
(2014)
Mango is one of the most important tropical fruit. In Kenya, increased production
has been observed over years paralleled by large postharvest losses which are partly
attributed to poor value addition practices. This ...