12 May
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15 INCREDIBLE HEALTH BENEFITS OF UKWA THAT YOU CANNOT IGNORE

Ukwa, an African breadfruit from the Moraceae family, is a nutritious fruit and a staple in Nigerian cuisine. The Ukwa seeds are highly valued for their nutritional benefits. It is related to other exotic fruits like breadnuts, jackfruit, figs, and mulberries. NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICINAL BENEFITS OF TRECULIA AFRICANA: Treculia africana, commonly known as breadfruit, is[...]
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11 May
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Extruded Unripe Plantain Flour: Hard-to-Digest Carb-Rich Ingredient

Scientists are keen on developing ingredients that have high levels of indigestible carbohydrates. Unripe plantain flour (UPF) is one such ingredient. It contains type II resistant starch (RS). However, the RS content in UPF decreases after being cooked with wet heat. To address this issue, researchers studied the potential of creating an extruded UPF-based ingredient[...]
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