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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Food Science) by Type "Thesis"
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Akanni, Gabriel Bidemi
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Dawadawa is an African condiment produced solely from the spontaneous alkaline fermentation of African locust beans but production from other legumes such as Bambara groundnut to produce dawadawa-type condiments has become ...
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Defabachew, Eyassu Seifu
(University of Pretoria, 2006-10-17)
Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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Mugadza, Desmond Tichaona
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Extended shelf life (ESL) milk combines longer shelf life and better organoleptic characteristics; a combination that is absent in both pasteurised and ultra-heat treated (UHT) milk. Bacterial spoilage remains the main ...
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Adetunji, Adeoluwa Iyiade
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
Diversification in the use of cassava and sorghum through commercial processing into value-added food and beverage products is an important means of developing the economies of African countries. However, potential ...
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Elegbeleye, James Ayokunle
(University of Pretoria, 2020-12-22)
Thermophilic Bacillus and their spores are important in dairy processing due to their ubiquity, resistance to high temperature, chemical inactivation and their biofilm forming potential. The presence of such microbial ...
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Amonsou, E.O. (Eric Oscar)
(University of Pretoria, 2011)
Marama bean, Tylosema species, is an underutilised indigenous oilseed legume from
Southern Africa. It is a very good source of protein, similar to soya beans and peanuts.
The marama plant is very hardy and drought-tolerant. ...
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Wokadala, Obiro Cuthbert
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
The amylose component of starch can form complexes known as V-amylose with amphiphilic or hydrophobic ligands such as fatty acids. The main objective of the present research was to isolate and characterize amylose-lipid ...
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Aijuka, Matthew Emmanuel Okello
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) has been implicated in foodborne outbreaks worldwide and additionally associated with childhood stunting in the absence of diarrhoea. DEC are pathogenic E. coli that cause human gut ...
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Venter, Anton
(University of Pretoria, 2022-04-18)
Colour is an important characteristic of food and plays a significant role in enhancing the visual appeal of food products. The colourants mostly used in the food industry are synthetic azo-dyes due to their brightness and ...
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Sibanda, Thulani
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
The success of Listeria monocytogenes as a pathogen depends on its ability to survive the
many environmental stresses that it encounters along the food chain. However, response
heterogeneity among strains and individual ...
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Mostert, Mathilda Elizabeth
(University of Pretoria, 2008-07-03)
The main objective of this study was to determine the effect of fruit ripeness and drying method on the oxidative stability and micro-component content of avocado oil extracted with supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2). ...
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Lefyedi, Mathoto Lydia
(University of Pretoria, 2007-06-08)
In many African countries, including South Africa, sorghum is malted for the brewing of traditional beer. In South Africa, most sorghum malting is by traditional outdoor floor malting, whereby the sorghum grain is steeped ...
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Serrem, C.A. (Charlotte Atsango)
(University of Pretoria, 2011-06-23)
Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) due to under nutrition is a major public health problem among children in Africa and other developing countries. Sorghum and bread wheat, which are important dietary staples in the semi-arid ...
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Adebowale, Olalekan Jimi
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Sorghum, a climate-smart crop, is an important cereal food crop in Africa with a vital role in nutrition and food security. However, utilization of its flour is limited by its susceptibility to deterioration by lipid ...
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Yisa Njowe, Kieran Bong
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
The growing global awareness of edible insects as a nutritious food that can be used to contribute in the fight against protein energy malnutrition has met many barriers. These barriers include sustainable processing ...
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Tshabalala, Papiso Ariette
(University of Pretoria, 2011-10-24)
Contamination of meat with microorganisms during slaughter is inevitable. Hygiene management systems (HMSs) such as the Hygiene Assessment System (HAS) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) are used to prevent ...
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Ijabadeniyi, Oluwatosin Ademola
(University of Pretoria, 2010-01-23)
Irrigation water is perhaps the leading pre-harvest source of contamination of fresh vegetables in the world. In this thesis, the effect of source water from the Olifants River and the Wilge River on the bacterial quality ...
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Mugocha, Petronella Tapiwa
(University of Pretoria, 2001)
Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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Siwela, Muthulisi
(University of Pretoria, 2009-10-29)
Phenolics in finger millet (FM) grain, including tannins, may impact significantly on its antimicrobial properties, functionality and health-promoting potential. Unfortunately, the location of tannins in the grain is unknown ...
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Elhassan, Mohammed Salaheldin Mustafa
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
Sorghum is a critically important cereal food crop in Africa because of its drought-tolerance. However, sorghum does not produce good quality flour for dough-based products such as bread. This is on account of the fact ...