Mr. Vala Jackson

CHEMICAL AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF RECONSTITUTED TIGER-NUT MIX (CYPERUS ESCULENTUS) FROM SEEDED POWDER AS FUNCTIONAL DRINK IN GASHUA YOBE STATE

Production and acceptability of a reconstituted tigernut drink from dry powdered tigernut mix were carried out to compare the chemical and sensory properties with the regular, fresh tigernut drink. Proximate analysis revealed that protein, fiber, moisture and carbohydrate content were higher in regular tiger nut drinks compared to the powdered samp...

Hydrolysate Yield, Surface Hydrophobicity and Amino acid Properties of Desert Date (B.aegyptiaca Del) Protein Hydrolysates

Desert date, called B.aegyptiaca Del commonly wild in desert regions of the world. The seed was processed into Aduwa Protein Concentrate (APC) and afterward hydrolyzed using two combined endogenous Pepsin-Pancreatin (PP) proteases and two different exogenous proteases (Alcalase and flavourzyme) to respective hydrolysates and analyzed using standard...