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Browsing Research Articles (Food Science) by Issue Date
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Marx-Pienaar, Nadene Johanna Maria Magdalena; Erasmus, Alet C. (Aletta Catharina)
(South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences, 2006)
It is not quality only that determines consumers’ satisfaction with products any more; the service offering in retail has become very important. Because the products on retailers’ shelves are very similar, customer service ...
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Mwangwela, Agnes Mbachi; Waniska, Ralph D.; Minnaar, Amanda
(Elsevier, 2007)
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Sikwese, F.E.; Duodu, Kwaku Gyebi
(Elsevier, 2007)
Whole grain condensed tannin sorghum, its bran and a crude phenolic extract (CPE) prepared from the bran were evaluated for total phenols (TP), condensed tannins (CT) and antioxidant activity (AA). Antioxidant effect of ...
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Oyugi, Evonne Laura Adhiambo; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
(Blackwell, 2007-05)
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Seifu, Eyassu; Donkin, Edward Francis; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
(Elsevier, 2007-05)
This study was conducted to determine the potential of lactoperoxidase (LP) for the diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in goats. The activities of LP and somatic cell counts (SCC) were determined in the milk of clinically ...
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Van Heerden, S.M.; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina); Kruger, Rozanne; Smit, M.F.
(Elsevier, 2007-12)
Dorper and Merino lamb carcasses of the A age group with a fat code 2 (±7% SCF) from three main production areas in South Africa were used for this study. The right sides of the carcasses were used to determine the raw ...
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Dlamini, Bhekisisa Chushuta; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
(Elsevier, 2008-07)
Acid resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains UT 10 and UT 15 were determined in traditional Amasi ermented for 3 days at ambient temperature (ca 30 °C) and commercial Amasi fermented at 30 °C for 24 h and stored at ...
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Parry-Hanson, Angela Araba Bondzewaa; Jooste, Piet J.; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
(Elsevier, 2010)
Cross-protection of acid-adapted Escherichia coli O157:H7 against inimical stresses is mediated by the glucose-repressed sigma factor RpoS. However, many food systems in which E. coli O157:H7 occurs are complex and contain ...
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Nuwamanya, Ephraim; Baguma, Yona; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad; Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall); Rubaihayo, Patrick
(Academic Journals, 2010-01)
Due to poor root quality traits in improved, disease resistant cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.)
varieties and hence low acceptability among farmers, a study was undertaken to improve these
varieties by crossing them ...
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Nuwamanya, Ephraim; Baguma, Yona; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad; Rubaihayo, Patrick
(Academic Journals, 2010-01)
This study was undertaken to detail starch characteristics among cassava varieties and compare them to their improved progenies. Cassava starch was extracted from roots of both the parents and progenies of two popular ...
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Jacobs, Bertha Margaretha; De Klerk, Helena Maria
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-05)
The purpose of this study was to explore the role that female consumers’ apparel shopping scripts play in the adoption of the Internet for apparel purchasing from a social-cognitive approach. In this study, the focus was ...
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Anyango, Joseph Ochieng; Taylor, Janet; Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall)
(American Chemical Society, 2011)
Improvement in the water stability and other related functional properties of thin (<50 µm) karirin protein films was investigated. Thin conventional kafirin films and kafirin microparticle films were prepared by casting ...
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Mugode, Luke; Portillo, Ostilio R.; Hays, Dirk B.; Rooney, Lloyd W.; Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall)
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)
In sorghum brewing, obtaining sufficient Free Amino Nitrogen
(FAN) for rapid and complete fermentation remains a problem
due to the high proportions of unmalted sorghum used and the
poor digestibility of wet-heat treated ...
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Serrem, C.A. (Charlotte Atsango); De Kock, Henrietta Letitia; Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall)
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)
Biscuits were produced by compositing sorghum or bread wheat flours with defatted soy flour. Compared to
the 100% cereal biscuits, sorghum-soy and bread wheat-soy 1:1 ratio composite biscuits had at least double
the ...
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Chingwaru, Walter; Duodu, Kwaku Gyebi; Van Zyl, Yolandi; Schoeman, C.J.; Majinda, Runner T.; Yeboah, Sam O.; Jackson, Jose; Kapewangolo, Petrina T.; Kandawa-Schulz, Martha A.; Minnaar, Amanda; Cencic, Avrelija
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)
Bean and tuber extracts of Tylosema esculentum (marama) - an African creeping plant - were obtained using ethanol, methanol and water. Based on information that T. esculentum is used traditionally for the treatment of ...
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AwadElkareem, Amir Mahgoub; Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall)
(American Association of Cereal Chemists, 2011)
Kisra is a naturally lactic acid bacteria- and yeast-fermented sorghum
thin pancake-like flatbread produced in Sudan. Kisra has considerable
potential as the basis for development of a gluten-free sandwich wrap. To
help ...
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Chiremba, Constance; Rooney, Lloyd W.; Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall)
(American Association of Cereal Chemists, 2011)
Grain hardness affects sorghum and maize processing properties
especially for dry milling. A variety of simple grain quality parameters
were assessed on 17 sorghum and 35 white maize hybrid cultivars
grown in six and ...
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Tabit, Frederick Tawi; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
(Emerald, 2011)
The presence of Bacillus sporothermodurans in retail UHT milk along with milk from
different points of a processing line was determined. The effect of chilling, preheating,
UHT, reprocessing and H2O2 individually and in ...
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Taylor, Janet; Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall)
(American Chemical Society, 2011)
Protein biofortification into crops is a means to combat childhood protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) in developing
countries, by increasing the bioavailability of protein in staple plant foods and ensuring sustainability ...
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Amonsou, E.O. (Eric Oscar); Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall); Minnaar, Amanda
(Elsevier, 2011-01)
Marama bean is an underutilised indigenous legume from Southern Africa. The understanding of the microstructure of marama protein bodies, the organelles of protein storage, is an important step towards the characterisation ...