A5072336285- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
- Botanical Research and Applications
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
2022-2025
<title>Abstract</title> The mango processing industry generates peels as byproducts, which are a rich source of bioactive compounds, including pectin. This study aimed to evaluate the impact extraction methods on antioxidants and pectin yields from determine most effective techniques for recovery compounds potential applications in food industry. were extracted using microwave assisted (MAE), enzyme (EAE), ultrasound (UAE) water-bath (WBAE) while was performed MAE, conventional acid (CAE)...
Baobab fruit demand has been on the rise in recent past, and an attempt to match demand, farmers middlemen are forced harvest immature fruits which not fully dried. To ensure acceptable moisture content, baobab subjected solar drying, is a slow process often carried out open unhygienic conditions raising safety concerns. This study was conducted investigate microbial aflatoxin contamination levels ready-to-eat products from selected formal informal processors specific counties of Kenya....